Thanks to everyone who responded. In the end, the answer is to have TWM as the last command in my .xsession file. TWM is minimal enough that it doesn't get in my way, yet forces the X windows session to stay alive until TWM quits -- which I never do.
Drew Cohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Cohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: X startup & immediate shutdown (no errors) > > > Can anyone please tell me why X shuts down on its own in the following > situation? I want it to keep running continuously. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]