Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 03:19:07 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kkenn@bns.com.au>, FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: xdm disallowing keyboard input Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970331031831.397j-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.3.95b.970328213439.19734C-100000@goodall.u.washington.edu>
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On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, K. Marsh wrote: > On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > You mean question 6.17 in the FAQ? > > > > ----- > > 6.17. How do I start XDM from the /etc/ttys file? > > > > Starting xdm via /etc/ttys is a Bad Thing. I don't know why this crept > > into some README file. > > This question in the FAQ claims putting xdm in ttys is a Bad Thing, but > offers no explanation why. It doesn't work with more recent versions. I know with the Mach64 server, with 3.1.2 beta series, it got real unhappy running from ttys. added a call to xdm from rc.local and everything was hunky-dory. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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