Re: answer to xdm automatically starting

["Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>]

In message <[🔎] 9706192133.AA11148@pv3439.vincent.iastate.edu>, writes:
  >
  >
  >> > 3) the file /etc/xdm.dpkg-dist exists, but xdm isn't launching.
  >> > However, xdm from a root window successfully launches.
  > 
  >> 	If you get answer for this one, please, let me know :) ...
  >
  >change /etc/X11/config so that it contains
  >
  >#no-start-xdm
  >start-xfs
  >start-xdm
  >xdm-start-server

Also check the Xservers file in /etc/X11/xdm.  The line describing the
local machine's display must be uncommented before xdm will try to
manage it:

 :0 Local local /usr/bin/X11/X :0 
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