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Date:      Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:00:41 -0600
From:      "Peter W. Schmiedeskamp" <peter@spirit.lib.umt.edu>
To:        "David Loszewski" <stealth215@mediaone.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: stupid X windows question
Message-ID:  <200109101503.f8AF36k12213@server2.umt.edu>
In-Reply-To: <005101c139a6$74cb27f0$3000a8c0@sickness>
References:  <005101c139a6$74cb27f0$3000a8c0@sickness>

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On Sunday 09 September 2001 09:12 pm, David Loszewski wrote:
> How do I configure the X windows for a user if it's not root similar to
> the /stand/sysinstall so that I can make it use KDE as it's X Windows?
>
> Dave

If you invoke X by typing "startx" then you will have to add a file in the 
user's home directory called ".xinitrc"

If you have configured X to start automagically with xdm then the file will 
be called ".xsession"

Also, I believe that .xinitrc must be executable (or is that the .xsession?)

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Peter Schmiedeskamp
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center
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