login by using XFree86...

2003-12-22 Thread flux
Is there any possibility to perform system login from XFree, not from console in FreeBSD? Thank you. -- Best regards, flux mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: login by using XFree86...

2003-12-22 Thread Malcolm Kay
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:42, flux wrote: Is there any possibility to perform system login from XFree, not from console in FreeBSD? What do you mean by 'system login'. If you start 'xdm' at boot time you can then login as a user through an X login window. (Often started via /etc/ttys) You can

Re: login by using XFree86...

2003-12-22 Thread Robert Huff
Malcolm Kay writes: If you start 'xdm' at boot time you can then login as a user through an X login window. (Often started via /etc/ttys) While many people fo this, it has been (semi-officially) discouraged since the days of 2.x. Robert Huff

Re: login by using XFree86...

2003-12-22 Thread Malcolm Kay
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:02, Robert Huff wrote: Malcolm Kay writes: If you start 'xdm' at boot time you can then login as a user through an X login window. (Often started via /etc/ttys) While many people fo this, it has been (semi-officially) discouraged since the days of 2.x.

Re: login by using XFree86...

2003-12-22 Thread Robert Huff
Malcolm Kay writes: While many people fo this, it has been (semi-officially) discouraged since the days of 2.x. What are you regfering to; the method of starting at boot, or the concept of starting 'xdm' at boot? The idea of starting the display manager out of /etc/ttys.