Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:54:58 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 secs Message-ID: <4D24BE82.1030301@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20110105121239.GB38449@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20101227141122.GA1741@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <4D18AB0C.50707@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20110105121239.GB38449@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On 05/01/2011 12:12, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> I'd still like to start xdm automatically on reboot.
> If I can't do it via /etc/ttys,
> what would be the alternative way?
>
Well, you'ld have to start it as a daemon using some sort of rc.d file.
There doesn't seem to be one supplied with the x11/xdm port, so I guess
you'll have to write your own. Shouldn't be too difficult -- just copy
and mutate some other relatively simple daemon's rc script.
I think you'll need to put in some work on the Xdm config files, as it
defaults to trying to manage a local display. Remember too that running
X in plaintext over a network is roughly on a par, security wise, as
running such deprecated services as rsh or rlogin.
Cheers,
Matthew
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