I just discovered that even though xdm is running, terminals C[0-3] are running in character mode ie. if, while logged in via xdm, I enter ctl-alt-F[0-3], I get a tty login!!! And if, alfter logging in to one of those tty screens, I atempt to start KDE, I am informed that I can't because the x server is already running.
How do I get xdm to handle all console logins? Thanks, Dave Feustel

