Set /etc/rc.conf so that DISPLAYMANAGER=gdm. then the xdm at default
will actually start gdm.

- Mark

On 4/17/05, Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Probably an obvious question but for the life of me I can't figure out how
> to make xdm show the gdm login window at boot.
> 
> To explain when I set "rc-update add xdm default" the login window is
> different to the one shown when I run gdm at the commandline.
> 
> I prefer the gdm login window. My wife is Italian and sometimes she prefers
> to work off the desktop in Italian, and other times in English. The gdm
> window allows her to easily switch between languages
> 
> Thanks, Richard
> 
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