Xdm is fine, but where is the equivalent ".xintitrc" file?. I tried .Xsession, but it doesn't seem to even look at it.
I want to start a wm and set a bgcolor and etc, but the .Xsession file seems utterly useless for anything. I've searched on google, but found nothing useful. Chris Poole --- Ted Spradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > C P wrote: > > > > I have answered my own question! but to anyone else > stuck > > in the same position in the future, here is a link I > found > > very useful: > > > > > http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/47/1999/10/0/2806544/ > > > > basically the important bit is [c&p]: > > If you want any non-root user to be able to start X, > you > > can make the X server (the executable file that > > /usr/X11R6/bin/X _points to_, suid root: > > > > chown 0 /usr/X11R6/bin/<server> > > chmod u+s /usr/X11R6/bin/<server> > > Not a good solution. > > This has been discussed extensively on this list > recently. It's a poor > policy to make a program as big and complex as an X > server suid root. > There are two alternative good solutions: > > 1. Xwrapper is a small, simple program that can be > trusted suid root. > It does the minimum that has to be done as root, then > releases root > privileges and starts the X server. > > 2. xdm is a little X client that puts up a graphical > login prompt. > It's started by init. All you have to do is find the > line in /etc/ttys > that starts it and change the word "off" to "on". > > Check back in the list archives from the last month or so > and you'll > find extensive discussion of how to implement either of > these. > > > > > Chris Poole > > > > --- C P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Never had > this > > problem before, > > That's odd. FreeBSD has been like this for 4 or 5 years. > > > but somone seems to have > > > had > > > the exact problem... > > > > > > [snip] > > > Fatal server error: > > > Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log > > > -- > Remember, more computing power was thrown away last week > than existed in > the world in 1982. -- > http://www.tom.womack.net/computing/prices.html > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
