Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 22:38:44 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Ted Spradley <tsprad@spradley.dyn.ml.org> Cc: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>, Michael Knoll <knollm@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X11 and /tmp Message-ID: <199711120538.WAA01996@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199711120506.XAA03728@set.spradley.dyn.ml.org> References: <199711111558.IAA01571@obie.softweyr.ml.org> <199711120506.XAA03728@set.spradley.dyn.ml.org>
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> In the FAQ it says: "Starting xdm via /etc/ttys is a Bad Thing. I > don't know why this crept into some README file." No explanation at > all of *why* it's a Bad Thing. I *hate* that. In defiance, I've been > starting xdm by listing it in my /etc/ttys file for years with no > noticeable ill effect. Can anyone tell me *why* it's a Bad Thing? It should be removed, and was based on a mis-understanding J'org had about how xdm 'did it's thing'. Nate
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