From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 13 18:19:48 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40BA1344 for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:19:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mx1.fisglobal.com", Issuer "VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server CA - G3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0D4B1172C for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:19:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.193]) by ltcfislmsgpa07.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id s3DIJkgY027927 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:19:46 -0500 Received: from THEMADHATTER (10.242.181.54) by smarthost.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.193) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.3.174.1; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:19:45 -0500 From: Sender: Devin Teske To: "'Antoine Kallab'" , References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Question about XDM Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:19:32 -0700 Message-ID: <001f01cf5744$eb8e06e0$c2aa14a0$@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 15.0 Thread-Index: AQLIvBmHpnBr8wJ7nqwsjgfC7RyYwZkdEY0w Content-Language: en-us X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.96, 1.0.14, 0.0.0000 definitions=2014-04-12_01:2014-04-11,2014-04-12,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:19:48 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Antoine Kallab [mailto:antoine@kallab.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 4:46 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Question about XDM > > Hello everybody, > I'm new to BSD, so please bear with me if I ask a dumb question. Thanks! > --- > I am trying to set up XDM. I want it to drop me in to a minimal TWM session > after I log in. Right now, it just flashes the screen and puts me back at the > login window. Install "xsm" -- Devin > >From what I read in the handbook, there are a few configuration files > >in > /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm that I need to change to get it to sing and dance in the > way I want it to. > If I remember correctly, it was Xsession that controlled what happened after > a user logs in. > Right now it is just an if/then loop that looks like it runs /usr/local/bin/xsm. Is > that whole thing necessary? Can't I just tell it to run TWM? > And if that loop is necessary, where would I add my bit for starting TWM? > Google has been ZERO help. > > Many thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.