I have a problem with a solution, in case someone else hits the same problem. I also hope that someone can provide a fuller explanation of the problem, since mine has a few gaps.
I installed Debian 1.1 on 12 September 1996, then reinstalled 1.3.1 on 9 August 1997 from Linux System Labs CDs. I thought I had completely re-installed, but now I wonder. On 29 October 1997, xdm failed to respond to the keyboard. I discovered today (13 November 1997) that xdm was started by /etc/rc2.d/S01xdm, as the *first* service to start in runlevel 2. I found that other installed systems had xdm starting last but 1, as /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm, just before /etc/rc2.d/S99rmnologin. After renaming the xdm link to /etc/rc2.dS99xdm, I had no more problem. I conjecture that the problem has to do with trying to log in through xdm before rmnologin has finished. If my conjecture is correct, then there is still a small danger that xdm wins the race and locks. Since the only way to reboot from the locked keyboard appears to be hardware reset, there is some danger of file system damage. I have no clue how I had the wrong sequence number for xdm in /etc/rc2.d. Mike O'Donnell -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
