You might rather use XDM.
----- Original Message ----- From: Bruno Boettcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:21 AM Subject: stop gnome-session to record xterms? > Hello, > > i have the folowing problem: i can't log graphically on my computer unless i > log into it on the console and edit the .gnome/session file by hand, because > it is full of calls to xterms in a way that lets the windowmanager crash > before the setup of the windowmanager is complete, blocking the console for > about 5min, wihtout any chance for me to get a hand on it.... > > further since the windowmanager doiesn't recored where the xterms where they > all clutter on the first virtual screen, this is buggy a mess and far from > what i want.... > > now reading the gnome doc, the control center is supposed to regulate this, > but as it seems this is a rare case where the documentation is ahead of > reality..... > > so is there a way to stop gnome-session to record the session, or be able to > use gdm without starting a gnome session? Thats another bug, i wanted to > introduce gdm also on our server, but since this thing enforces use of gnome > for all users its quite useless.... not everyone wants the big overhead of > gnome.... > > -- > ciao bboett
