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Date:      Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:46:28 -0800 (PST)
From:      David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, jrs@enteract.com
Subject:   Re: strating the GUI
Message-ID:  <199903111946.LAA93276@pau-amma.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903111234310.19465-100000@adam.enteract.com>

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>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 12:38:02 -0600 (CST)
>From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com>

>Quick question that I don't think is technical enough for -qustions.  Have
>a desktop.  Is there a way to get an xwindows login prompt simular to
>solaris' or start windows automatically.  I know I can do a startx at the
>end of my .profile but I just wondered if there was another way.

The program you seek is called "xdm".  I find the discussion of it in
the O'Reilly _X Window System Administrator's Guide_ (Vol. 8 of the
series) useful.

Cheers,
david
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David Wolfskill		UNIX System Administrator
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