Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 09:22:16 +0100 From: lutz@muc.de (Lutz Albers) To: wes@intele.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Message-ID: <v02140424ad21216d9b36@[193.174.4.22]>
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In article <199601160550.WAA26640@intele.net>, Barnacle Wes writes: -JOHN <JSINNOTT@POMONA.EDU> asked: -% What file can I put xdm in so that it loads on startup? - (deleted) -Nah, avoid hacking rc.local if you can. Since starting xdm is rather -like a tty service, start it from /etc/ttys: - -ttyv3 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure - -This will have the nice side effect of running your X server on -ttyv3, and leaving the logins on ttyv0, ttyv1, and ttyv2 still (deleted) This will work for the rc.local way as well. All of the sys-admin/X11 docu I consulted recommended starting xdm via rc.local (or the like). IMHO it isn't a getty-like program, so don't abuse /etc/ttys for it. ciao lutz --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lutz Albers | What's good ? Luederitzstr. 14, 81929-Muenchen, Germany | Life's good - email:lutz@muc.de ph: +49-89-93940364 | But not fair at all http://www.muc.de/~lutz fax:+49-89-93940365 | (Lou Reed) Do not take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive.
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