Re: How to start X during bootup as user

[Cajus Pollmeier <C.Pollmeier@gmx.net>]

Am Friday 08 December 2000 09:22 schrieb Joshua Shagam:
> On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 08:42:57AM +0100, Cajus Pollmeier wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm trying to run X from an init script during boot up like this:
> >
> > #!/bin/bash
> > while true; do
> >   su - kiosk -c /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
> > done
>
> Why are you doing this?  Why not run xdm?  It's not THAT time-consuming to
> log in when you need the computer.  Unless you run Enlightenment, in which
> case the amount of time it takes you to log in is the least of your
> problems. ;)

Well - this if for a kind of kiosk system. The user will run into a prog 
where he/she will only be able to press the finger on the screen.
The Touchscreen is the only device connected to this box, so logging
in makes no sense here.

-Cajus