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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 9:22 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Starting X
>
>
>
> > My question is, how do I get X to start before I even
> login. I am under
> > the impression that I can configure Linux to start X before
> anyone logs in
> > and they are presented with an X login prompt, etc. Is
> this true? If so,
> > can someone either give me or point me to detailed
> information on how I do
> > it. I looked at the 'xdm' command and it was not
> intuitively obviouse to
> > me how and where I should use it.
>
>
> Yes, xdm is the generally accepted way to go, and yes, xdm can be
> quite the pain to customize. If you want xdm to run on boot, set
> your default runlevel in /etc/inittab to 5. I used xdm for a short
> time myself and had problems with it (I like being able to log in
> without X as root) so instead I use a script to start X. At the end
> of my .bash_profile I added something like:
>
> if
> [ ! -f /tmp/.X0-lock] then
> startx
>
> Please check the man pages for "if" and such, don't just copy that.
> I'm working from memory, and I have a mild migraine so I've probably
> screwed the syntax all up. Basically what that script does is check
> for the X lock file (to make sure it's not running) and if there isn't
> one it starts X. I put this in my regular account, but not the root
> account, so when I log in as a user it starts X after I log in. Also,
> I could ^C it if I decided I didn't want X for a particular session.
>
> BTW: Why would you need it to check if X is running? Why would X be
> running if noone's logged in? Well, it wouldn't. But without it
> checking to see if it's already up, if you switch to a virtual console
> with X running and you log in it'll try to start it again. Bad thing.
>
>
>
You can also place xdm in the rc.local file in /etc/rc.d and have the
X-login screen under Runlevel 3. This also leaves with more text based
terminals than are left with switching the runlevel to runlevel 4. This way
you get the Xserver starting at bootup, and you still have all Text based
terminals from runlevel 3.
Tim
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Timothy P. Hughes
Associate Technical Analyst
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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