From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 21 09:50:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA25696 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:50:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA25690 for ; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:50:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id LAA08737; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 11:49:47 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199807211649.LAA08737@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Why is XDM in /etc/ttys a Bad Thing? In-Reply-To: <199807211459.JAA14697@bambi.visi.com> from "Brent J. Nordquist" at "Jul 21, 98 09:59:38 am" To: bjn@visi.com Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 11:49:47 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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