Re: XDM autostart question

[Doug Thistlethwaite <doug.t@deltanet.com>]

David A. Bandel wrote:

> Bonard B. Timmons III wrote:
> >
> > Doug Thistlethwaite <doug.t@deltanet.com> writes:
> > > Thanks for the tip.  My /etc/X11/config files ihas the following two
> > > lines in it...
> > >
> > > xdm-start-server
> > > start-xdm
> > >
> > > My guess is that the problem is in a system init file somewhere.  Any
> > > idea what file calls the xdm stuff at boot time?
> > >
> > As root, try this:
> >
> > /etc/init.d/xdm start
> >
> > The /etc/init.d/xdm can be checked for any irregularities or hints.
> >
> > Bake
> >
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> I had the same trouble some time back.  Take a look at /etc/init.d/xdm.
> Mine was 0 bytes and xdm.dpkg-new hadn't properly replaced it.
>
>
> David A. Bandel
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I will check this out tonight.  If this is the case, how do I replaced it with the
xdm.dpkg-new file?  can I just rename/move it, or does it need to be processed in
some way?

Thanks,

Doug


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