Bug#175618: xdm fails to start X

[Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU>]

Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-4
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

the init.d xdm script fails to start X.  "xdm" from the command line
also fails to start X.  i can start it just fine with "startx", though. 

hope this helps.
alex.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: powerpc
Kernel: Linux tess-turbo 2.4.18-newpmac #1 Thu Mar 14 22:44:49 EST 2002 ppc
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages xdm depends on:
ii  cpp                          2:2.95.4-17 The GNU C preprocessor.
ii  debconf                      1.2.21      Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                        2.3.1-9     GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libpam0g                     0.76-9      Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libxaw7                      4.2.1-4     X Athena widget set library
ii  xbase-clients                4.2.1-4     miscellaneous X clients
ii  xlibs                        4.2.1-4     X Window System client libraries

-- debconf information:
  xdm/stop_running_server_with_children: false
  xdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/X11/xdm
  shared/default-x-display-manager: xdm