From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 1 04:00:12 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 406151065693 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:00:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 196508FC0C for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:00:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nA140BaH044840 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:00:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nA140BKd044839; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:00:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:00:11 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200911010400.nA140BKd044839@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Glen Barber Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B92C7106568D for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7E918FC12 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nA13xJML015598 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nA13xJN0015597; Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200911010359.nA13xJN0015597@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 GMT From: Glen Barber To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/140159: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:12 -0000 >Number: 140159 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 01 04:00:11 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Glen Barber >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD orion 8.0-RC2 FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 #20 r198568: Wed Oct 28 20:32:04 EDT 2009 root@orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION i386 >Description: rc.conf entries for GNOME in Chapter 5 [1] conflict with GNOME FAQs [2]. The Handbook states "no further configuration is necessary" which is not true for all users. [1] - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html [2] - http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: --- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml.orig 2009-10-25 16:56:43.000000000 -0400 +++ /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml 2009-10-31 23:46:55.000000000 -0400 @@ -1447,9 +1447,12 @@ disabled by default), can be enabled by adding gdm_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf. Once you have rebooted, - GNOME will start automatically - once you log in — no further configuration is - necessary. + GDM will start automatically. + + Additionally, to enable all GNOME + services when GDM starts, add + gnome_enable="YES" to + /etc/rc.conf. GNOME may also be started from the command-line by properly configuring a file named >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: