Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:10:44 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange X problem Message-ID: <1EB8FFB8DA481D0FC7FFB4A7@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> In-Reply-To: <200610060052.13580.bob@tania.servebbs.org> References: <D6F6B2276E4C5AE49B0EFC48@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <200610060052.13580.bob@tania.servebbs.org>
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--==========4ED349D10ABF5D04A2E4========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On October 6, 2006 12:52:12 AM -0400 Bob <bob@tania.servebbs.org> wrote: > On Thursday 05 October 2006 15:36, Paul Schmehl wrote: > >> >> What did I miss? >> > > Don't know exactly, as I am quite new to FreeBSD; but I can tell you > what I did. > > After the installation of X11, I created a file in my home directory > called .xinitrc in that file I have the single line exec startkde. > > I log into my account, and when I want Xwindows I simply > execute /usr/X11R6/bin/startx. > > Here is what my .xinitrc file looks like: ># /usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4 ># exec gnome-session ># /usr/X11R6/bin/afterstep > exec startkde > > I can edit it and use another window manager if I want... I have used > all the ones listed. > > Hope some of this helps. > Not really. I want X to start *without* requiring a console login and=20 prompt me for a login in the gui, just like my workstation does. I can type starx or gdm after logging in as root, but that's not what I=20 want. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========4ED349D10ABF5D04A2E4==========--
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