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On Mon, 24 Jun 1996, James Raynard wrote:

> You need to run xdm from /etc/rc.local (not, contrary to some
> documentation somewhere, from /etc/ttys).
> 

The XFree readme file recommends /etc/ttys. It works. The first three text
consoles are still available. If xdm is started in rc.local, which 
console does it use?

Regards Richard ...