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From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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Subject: Re: login by using XFree86...
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:42, flux wrote:
> Is there any possibility to perform system login from XFree, not from
> console in FreeBSD?

What do you mean by 'system login'.

If you start 'xdm' at boot time you can then login as a user through an=20
X login window. (Often started via /etc/ttys)

You can even login as 'root' the privileged user this way but it is highl=
y=20
discouraged -- it is considered insecure and also you can end up with a l=
ot
of junk in your root disk partition.


Malcolm Kay