Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:09:46 GMT From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: c479fe8851 - main - Simplify XDM configuration instructions Message-ID: <202104160109.13G19kDJ097273@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c479fe88519d2c739817188c2d37126151e308da commit c479fe88519d2c739817188c2d37126151e308da Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2021-04-16 01:02:15 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-04-16 01:02:15 +0000 Simplify XDM configuration instructions Historically, the easiest way to configure XDM was to edit the ttys(5) file. Since last year, however, users can simply set xdm_enable="YES" in rc.conf(5) instead. The original ttys(5) configuration instructions has been preserved in the rc script for XDM. --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc index b481c18773..81365c5356 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc @@ -822,14 +822,14 @@ This section demonstrates how to configure the X Display Manager on FreeBSD. Som === Configuring XDM -To install XDM, use the package:x11/xdm[] package or port. Once installed, XDM can be configured to run when the machine boots up by editing this entry in [.filename]#/etc/ttys#: +To install XDM, use the package:x11/xdm[] package or port. Once installed, XDM can be configured to run when the machine boots up by adding the following line to [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf#: -[source,shell] +[.programlisting] .... -ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure +xdm_enable="YES" .... -Change the `off` to `on` and save the edit. The `ttyv8` in this entry indicates that XDM will run on the ninth virtual terminal. +XDM will run on the ninth virtual terminal by default. The XDM configuration directory is located in [.filename]#/usr/local/etc/X11/xdm#. This directory contains several files used to change the behavior and appearance of XDM, as well as a few scripts and programs used to set up the desktop when XDM is running. <<xdm-config-files>> summarizes the function of each of these files. The exact syntax and usage of these files is described in man:xdm[1].
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?202104160109.13G19kDJ097273>