Re: kdm on bootup

From: Daniel Bye (dan_at_slightlystrange.org)
Date: 06/27/03

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    On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 06:58:45AM -0500, Chris wrote:
    > On Friday 27 June 2003 03:18 am, Benjamin Walkenhorst wrote:
    > > On Friday, 27. June 2003 05:40, Chris wrote:
    > > > Hiya -
    > > >
    > > > What file might I modify to enable kdm to start on bootup? And what
    > > > might that line look like.
    > >
    > > The file you have to change is /etc/ttys
    > >
    > > The corresponding entry in my /etc/ttys looks like this:
    > >
    > > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure
    > >
    > > So you probably just have to replace "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" with
    > > the path to kdm plus options you want to give.
    >
    > Odd, on my 4.8 box - I did this. Didn't/dosn't work. Unless instead of just
    > using tty8, I add that to 1 - 7 perhaps?

    No - did you also change "off" to "on"? Tell your kernel to reread
    /etc/ttys (among others):

     # kill -HUP 1

    and, provided you got your command line right, {k,x}dm will start.
    Your character terminals will still be available by hitting CTRL-ALT-Fn.

    Dan 

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