Hi,

On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Koen Dejonghe wrote:

> I want to set up my Linux box so that when logging in from the console I am
> still presented with a normal ASCII terminal. 
> But it should be possible to log in from e.g. a pc with an X terminal emulator
> over the network. I can achieve this by starting xdm, but then my console is
> also giving me a X screen to log in.
> 
> Anybody ?

I have tested this a long time ago, but it should still work. You can
start "xdm" as root on the command line. Now you have xdm in the
background, waiting for connections, while you still have a textconsole.
Good luck!

        LenZ

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