starting xdm at boot on headless box via rc.d script?

[Boris Samorodov]

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21.03.2014 18:00, Boris Samorodov пишет:
> 21.03.2014 17:40, Polytropon пишет:
>> On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:44:02 -0700 (PDT), Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
>>> I've a headless server that accepts
>>> connections via XDMCP. I'd like to
>>> start xdm in daemon mode without
>>> attaching it to any virt. terminal.
>>> From the command like I can simply
>>> type xdm, but can I do this via
>>> /etc/rc.conf, something like xdm_enable=YES?
>>
>> Currently, there is no rc.d mechanism for starting xdm.
>> You could write your own, but you can also use the
>> method by which xdm has been started for decades:
>>
>> Edit /etc/ttys as follows:
>>
>> 	ttyv8  "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon"  xterm  on  secure
> [*]
>> This line will make xdm start from ttyv8, where
>> Alt+PF9 will be the VT your X session is running
>> (in case you're switching virtual terminals).
>> After the system has finished booting, xdm will
>> be started and the switching to the correct virtual
>> console, now displaying the X login, will automatically
>> happen.
> 
> Seems that it's what Anton wants to avoid: assosiating xdm
> with a terminal.
> 
> The desired behavious seems to be the default for xdm
> which is changed by the "-nodaemon" option[*]. I'd say that
> if that option is removed from /etc/ttys then xdm should
> start without (or release) the controlling terminal.
> Disclaimer: I din't try it, just think so after reading
> XDM(1).
> 

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