Re: xdm won't run xbanner
Tom Kuiper, 2002-Aug-18 05:14 +0000:
> Greetings all.
>
> Behind the xdm login window I only have the grey tweedy background of raw X.
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 has the required /usr/X11R6/bin/xbanner.
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xbanner exists, as does /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XBanner
> but when I try to run xbanner from a root prompt, I am told that it can't
> access display "".
>
> I had all this working under bo.
What was the format of the command string you used to try to run
xbanner from the commmand line? I had a bit of trouble figuring out
the proper format for the display. I used "-display :0" to get it to
work for me.
I hope this helps,
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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