Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 11:49:47 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: bjn@visi.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why is XDM in /etc/ttys a Bad Thing? Message-ID: <199807211649.LAA08737@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <199807211459.JAA14697@bambi.visi.com> from "Brent J. Nordquist" at "Jul 21, 98 09:59:38 am"
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In a previous message, Brent J. Nordquist said: > The FAQ on starting XDM from /etc/ttys says it's a "Bad Thing". (By the > way, rather than having "crept into some README file" as it says, it's > actually part of the default /etc/ttys file.) > > Why is it a Bad Thing? If it's a Bad Thing, the FAQ should say why > briefly, and it should be removed from the default /etc/ttys file. I don't remember why they think it's a bad thing. But interestingly enough when I did a make world to 2.2.6, my /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/xdm.sh script stopped working and froze the console, but having it in /etc/ttys works. Go figure. -- "Goodness knows, the trunk is big enough. It's big enough for two." --South African Frank Thompson, rationalizing the fact that he forced his black servant to ride around in the trunk of the family car, 1969. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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