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Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 16:04:34 -0700
Subject: Re: Bug/problem with gdm-2.2.5.5
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On Friday, August 9, 2002, at 03:57  PM, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:

> Can you try to start gdm from /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d with the following
> script:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> PREFIX=/usr/X11R6
>
> case "$1" in
>
> start)
>         ${PREFIX}/bin/gdm
>         ;;
> stop)
>         /usr/bin/killall gdm 2>/dev/null
>         ;;
> *)
>         echo "$0 start | stop"
>         ;;
>
> esac
>
> Let me know if this fixes things for you.
>
> Joe

So, in other words, change my /etc/ttys line to "off", kill all gdm 
processes, install that rc.d script, and start it?

--
Mark Edwards
San Francisco, CA


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