Jean-Louis Debert wrote:
> Mike Corbeil wrote:
>
[snipped]
> Not the same thing. To use the graphical login, you _have to_
> be _booting_ in graphical mode, i.e. you have to configure
> init to start directly in graphical mode.
> In your current situation, if you get a text login, it's
> because your init is configured that way, and so you don't
> use *dm. You probably can find some *getty in ps output.
Exactly. There are no *dm instances in the output of
ps aux
but there are several *getty running.
This is fine with me, though. The only condition I'ld see as important to use
*dm would be if it provided increased or enhanced security, but I don't know
enough about these, yet, to be able to say.
Do *dm provide enhanced security, or just a fancier login interface?
I should try them just to see what the gui's look like, albeit probably
something like on Solaris and gui or character doesn't make any difference; only
gui looking prettier. If there's a security difference, though, then a la gui
login I'll switch to.
mike
