Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:27:36 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 223128] Handbook 5.6. The X Display Manager Message-ID: <bug-223128-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D223128 Bug ID: 223128 Summary: Handbook 5.6. The X Display Manager Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Documentation Assignee: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Reporter: sid@bsdmail.com Here is what I suggest for Chapter 5.6 of the Handbook. It is not in a diff yet, and it lacks Docbook markup. I would like to send Chapter 5.7 "Desktop Environments" to its own article, and have the Handbook version of it simplified for conciseness. Suggestions for fixing configuration directorie= s is also here. -5.6. The X Display Manager +5.6. Desktop Session Management -Contributed by Seth Kingsley. +Originally Contributed to by Seth Kingsley. -Xorg provides an X Display Manager, XDM, which can be used for login sessi= on management. +Xorg provides an X Display Manager, XDM, and Xinit which can be used for l= ogin session management. -XDM provides a graphical interface for choosing which display server to connect to and for entering authorization information such as a login and password combination. +XDM provides a graphical interface, and Xinit provides a console interface= for choosing which display server to connect to and for entering authorization information such as a login and password combination. -This section demonstrates how to configure the X Display Manager on FreeBS= D. +This section demonstrates how to configure login session management on FreeBSD. -5.6.1. Configuring XDM +5.6.1. Configuration Files +5.6.1.1. XDM Configuration Files -The XDM configuration directory is located in /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm. +The XDM configuration directory is located in /usr/local/etc/X11/xdm. -Default session script for logins which is run by XDM after a user has log= ged in. Normally each user will have a customized session script in ~/.xsession that overrides this script +Default session script for logins which is run by XDM after a user has log= ged in. This file points to ~/.xsession and other home directory files for customized settings +5.6.1.2. Xinit Configuration Files x11/xinit is used to log into X from the console. Its script file is /usr/local/etc/X11/xinit, and this can be customized through the directory /usr/local/etc/x11/xinit.d/ or ~/.xinitrc. 5.6.2. Configuring Remote Access -To configure XDM to listen for any remote connection, comment out the DisplayManager.requestPort line in /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config by put= ting a ! in front of it: +To configure XDM to listen for any remote connection, comment out the DisplayManager.requestPort line in /usr/local/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config by put= ting a ! in front of it: -To restrict remote access, look at the example entries in /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess and refer to xdm(1) for further information. +To restrict remote access, look at the example entries in /usr/local/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess and refer to xdm(1) for further information. +5.6.3. Xsession and Xinit <para>In your home directory, similar files <filename>.xsession</filename>,= or <filename>.xinitrc</filename> require a minimum of:</para> <screen><userinput>#!/bin/sh</userinput><useriput>/usr/local/bin/[windowman= ager]</userinput></screen> <para><filename>.xinitrc</filename>'s permissions, at minimum, must be set = to read, and <filename>.xsession</filename>'s permissions must be set to read = and write.</para> <screen><userinput>chmod ug+rx ~/.xsession</userinput></screen> <tip>If you choose to softlink <filename>.xinitrc</filename> to <filename>.xsession</filename>, then both files must be set to execute and = read permissions.</tip> <note>If your window manager of choice is capable of displaying custom wallpapers, and desktop programs, use it instead of Xsession or Xinit.</not= e> --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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