Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:40:00 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: mexas@bris.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting xdm at boot on headless box via rc.d script? Message-ID: <20140321144000.f7c08d2a.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <201403210944.s2L9i06K001182@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <201403210944.s2L9i06K001182@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:44:02 -0700 (PDT), Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > I've a headless server that accepts > connections via XDMCP. I'd like to > start xdm in daemon mode without > attaching it to any virt. terminal. > From the command like I can simply > type xdm, but can I do this via > /etc/rc.conf, something like xdm_enable=YES? Currently, there is no rc.d mechanism for starting xdm. You could write your own, but you can also use the method by which xdm has been started for decades: Edit /etc/ttys as follows: ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure This line will make xdm start from ttyv8, where Alt+PF9 will be the VT your X session is running (in case you're switching virtual terminals). After the system has finished booting, xdm will be started and the switching to the correct virtual console, now displaying the X login, will automatically happen. > I see some examples of using custom > scripts in /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d, e.g.: > http://terrencemiao.com/Webmail/msg00720.html > > Is this a good idea? It's not a _bad_ idea if it works for you. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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