> when I start X through xdm, I get a nice xconsole that displays all kind > of messages. When I start xconsole by hand from an X-session (or from my > .xsession-file), I don't get them. How do I get them anyway? Messages from syslogd to xconsole are sent through the named pipe /dev/xconsole. You can make xconsole read from this pipe by using the -file option. Steve Early sde1000@cam.ac.uk