Hi, > Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file, > and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm > positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals > nothing.
You can end the Server by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace. (if you ahve allowed that in the config file) then xdm will restart a new one with new configuration. It depends on the configuration, even xdm can restart the x-server automatically after logout, if you put DisplayManager.DISPLAY.terminateServer This boolean resource specifies whether the X server should be terminated when a session termi- nates (instead of resetting it). in xdm's resources. Additionally you can kill the x-server from comamnd line with "killall X". All this won't require you to reboot. If you have the following translation in the xdm resources: xlogin*login.translations: #override\ Ctrl<Key>R: abort-display()\n\ <Key>F1: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\ Ctrl<Key>Return: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\ <Key>Return: set-session-argument() finish-field() you can even terminate the xdm with ^r in the login window. (if you have started the xdm from inittab it will be restarted and startes a new server, too). Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],linux.de,debian.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/93600EFD [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4972573817 BE5-RIPE (O____O) If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]