if you are trying to do what i think you're trying to do, you can put 
something like the following in /etc/rc.local or in a script in 
/usr/local/etc/rc.d:

su username -c xinit

where username is the name of the user you want to start X with.

-Anthony.

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 04:18:43PM +0000, Emilio Manuel wrote:
> I want to know how a FreeBSD box, just after finish booting process, can 
> start automatically a session with a predeterminate user without doing the 
> normal login process (ie, without typing user and password).
> 
> I wan to do this under Xwindows because I pretend to use this box as a 
> "dumb X terminal" that can display messages send from another UNIX machine.
> 
> Security themes don't bother me, cause I use this box in a small local 
> network without conflictive users.
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Quisiera saber como una m?quina FreeBSD, justo despues de terminar el 
> proceso de arranque, podr?a arrancar una sesi?n autom?ticamente con un 
> usuario predeterminado, sin pasar por el proceso normal de conexi?n (es 
> decir, sin teclear el usuario y la contrase?a).
> 
> Quiero hacer esto con Xwindows porque pretendo usar esta m?quina como 
> "terminal tonto" que muestre mensajes enviados desde otras m?quinas.
> 
> Los temas de seguridad no me preocupan, pues la red local es peque?a y los 
> usuarios no son conflictivos.
> 
> Gracias de antemano.
> 
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