Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:09:59 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> To: David Banning <root@worldy.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002141805440.55933-100000@sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10002141751240.562-100000@tracker>
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, David Banning wrote: > > Subject: xdm errors > > I can't seem to get X forking or xdm. > X fires up to a graphics screen with no way to control - > no screens or programs to click on. > xdm gives me login which will not allow me to pass ( i have know > password yet it promps me for one) You'll need an appropriate .xsession, and, really, you should set a password for yourself. man passwd for details. > I know theres something simple wrong here ... Short answer: man startx In particular, check out the user's .xsession/.xinitrc files. You will also probably want to install a "nice" window manager such as KDE, AfterStep, Enlightenment, ad infinitum. Refer to your ports or packages collection, or, if you are running 3.1 (or was it 3.2) or later, run /stand/sysinstall and visit the post-install config menu to pick a desktop configuration. -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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