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From: gorhas@electra.saaf.se (G|ran Hasse)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: X11R6 and xdm
Date: 29 Oct 1995 22:45:37 +0100
Organization: Svensk Amat|rAstronomisk F|rening
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Message-ID: <470sm1$qv9@electra.saaf.se>
References: <DH0o9F.27s@eskimo.com>
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In article <DH0o9F.27s@eskimo.com>, Gary Kline <kline@eskimo.com> wrote:
>   After several weeks of hassles with CDROMS and video boards,
>   my installation of FreeBSD is finally beginning to work.  
>
>   I've decided to use xdm so that I  can always rely on having
>   multiple xterms and all the rest of the X  tools.  But how to
>   set up my accounts to work with xdm??    Can anyone send me 
>   whatever config files that xdm requires?  Things to put into
>   /usr/lib/X11/Xdefaults; plus your .xsession files.
>
>   I'm keeeping details notes, crib--sheets on the installation
>   that I'll share.  Once I've got hings set up.
>

All you realy need is a entry in /etc/ttys. Something like..

ttyv4 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodeamon" xterm on secure

xdm will then start upp att boot time. From there on you can start
experimenting with .xsession...

>   Thanks!
>
>   gary  kline
>
>
>--
>Gary Kline    |      kline@eskimo.com   |     kline@tao.thought.org