Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 15:13:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Default to starting xdm from /etc/ttys? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808141512500.13156-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <18094.903079223@iafrica.com>
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On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > | ttyv3 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure > > This worries me, because the FreeBSD 2.X FAQ supplied on the same system > says: > > | 9.6 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. > I would like some feedback as to the reasoning behind the FAQ's > comments and any possible reasons that this has crept into /etc/ttys > regardless of the warning. Perhaps something changed in terms of > what is and isn't kosher? It's a religious issue. It works one way on some systems and other ways on others. We just had a big argument about this, see the mail archives. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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