On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 08:38:40PM -0700, David Karlin wrote > Hello, > > On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 11:37:19PM +0000, John Stevenson wrote: > > I am not a developer or expert on policy, but as far as I know the intent > > of xdm is to start > > linux up X rather than on the terminal. Now as debians default init level > > is 2, it seems > > Actually, it starts up X *and* the virtual consoles (I think this is what > you mean by "terminal"). > > > natural to me to make the appropriate links for xdm in that init level > > (otherwise it would > > seem to the uninitiate that xdm was not working). > > > > IMHO, if you dont want X to start up on boot, then why do you want to > > install xdm?? If it > > So that you can get an xdm login screen on a remote machine. I have an X > server running on a win95 machine and get an xdm login screen to my linux > server. > > I don't need X running on my server unless I'm logged into it. In fact, it > saves resources and lets the server run faster if X is not running.... >
Aah, in that case you need to edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers; at the moment it probably contains a line like this: :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X vt7 This line tells XDM that it is responsible for a local X server. Comment it out, end then do /etc/init.d/xdm restart and you should have what you want: XDM running, but not running your local display. > > is not installed, it doesnt make the links.... > > > > John. > A different John. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Oh - I - you know - my job is to fear everything." - Bill Gates in Denmark
