Re: How to set up XDM to automatically login one user?
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 05:19:24PM -0600, Lance Simmons wrote:
> I've got Debian running on an old tablet computer, and I'd like to have
> it start an X session for me as soon as I boot up. (There's only one
> user, me.) The xdm manpage is mysterious to me; does anyone know how to
> do what I'm seeking?
I read this paragraph, and decided I should dissuade you from attempting
this, but then...
> Currently, xdm seems to require a keyboard to log in, but I mostly use
> this machine with only a stylus. Better it just automatically logs me
> in and starts an X session for me.
...hmm, now that is an interesting situation. This might help:
Get the keyboard app xvkbd (there's a debian package for it). Edit the
kdm/xdm file Xsetup, add the line /usr/X11R6/bin/xvkbd & to the end,
just before exit 0. When you start kdm/xdm next you should see a
keyboard.
http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/howto.html
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Jon Dowland
http://jon.dowland.name/
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