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Date:      Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>
To:        Walter Spierings <Walter@holoprint.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: XDM allows no keybord-input ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000727104800.12607E-100000@utah>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.20000727111628.0125b350@pop.iaehv.nl>

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fOn Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Walter Spierings wrote:

> After re-installing FreeBSD 4.0 (because I had some library problems), I
> add the line: 
> 
> 	DisplayManager._0.authName:	MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
> 
> to my xdm-config file. To allow X logins for users but root. This after
> reading it in one of this e-mail (18 Apr. 2000). Now when I login as root
> and than startx XDM there is no problem. But when I put XDM in the rc.local
> file to start it automatically, (following the book, 3rd edition) it just
> seems to ignore the keyboard, even Ctrl-Alt-F1..8 for a new non grafic
> login is't possible. The system still works, NFS shares and Samba are still
> hot, but my only choice is to remote login and reboot.

I believe this is in the FAQ somewhere.

It has been a long time since I ran X. IIRC, you have to tell rc.local to
'sleep' for a few seconds as there is some conflict for the console going
on at boot time. Check in the FAQ to be sure.

Thank you,
Jason C. Wells



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