Package: xfree86-common Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 Severity: minor Tags: patch
Xsession(5) claims incorrectly that it is not possible to pass arguments to Xsession via startx. To pass arguments, Xsession or xinitrc simply has to be mentioned explicitly, with a path. This is handy if one wants to try out different session types as provided by the standard startup environment. The patch should work also for unstable/xorg, the man page is essentially the same there. I also added a note about bypassing the user-xsession restriction. *** Xsession.5.diff --- Xsession.5.orig 2006-04-07 00:58:33.000000000 +0300 +++ Xsession.5.new 2006-06-09 23:06:41.000000000 +0300 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ .I Xsession when specifically directed to so by the user; see the documentation for your display manager to find out more.) -Administrators unfamilar with the Bourne shell will likely find the +Administrators unfamiliar with the Bourne shell will likely find the .BR Xsession.options (5) configuration file easier to deal with than .I Xsession @@ -79,13 +79,18 @@ .I Xsession may optionally be passed a single argument indicating the type of X session to be started. -It is up to the display manager to set the argument, and there is no way to -pass +It is up to the display manager to set the argument. To pass .I Xsession an argument from .B startx or -.BR xinit . +.BR xinit , +.I /etc/X11/Xsession +(or +.IR /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ) +must be called explicitly and with a path, as in +.B startx /etc/X11/Xsession +.BR failsafe . By default, three different arguments are supported: .TP .B failsafe @@ -120,6 +125,9 @@ .I .Xsession files, it makes little sense to permit them to specify the names of arbitrary programs to run.) +Note that the restriction may be easy to bypass, e.g. by using a +.I .gnomerc +file instead. .SS "DEFAULT STARTUP PROCEDURE" Initially, .I Xsession -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-3-k7 Locale: LANG=sv_FI, LC_CTYPE=sv_FI (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages xfree86-common depends on: ii debconf 1.4.30.13 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.8.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
