October 1992
Intermediate to advanced
346 pages
9h 7m
English
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X Windows System Administrator's Guide, Vol 8 (Definitive Guides to the X Window System)
by Linda Mui, Eric Pearce
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The X Display Manager
The X Display Manager provides a way for users to log on and start initial clients, regardless of which X server they use. This chapter shows how to get xdm going and how to configure it to the needs of your site.
In This Chapter:
The Master Configuration File (xdm-config)
Listing X Servers (the Xservers File)
xdm Host Access Control: the Xaccess File (R5 Only)
Indirect Access and the Chooser
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Chooser
Starting Up Individual X Sessions (the Xsession File)
Restarting xdm Using xdm-pid (R4 and Later)
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The X Display Manager
The X Display Manager, xdm, runs as a daemon on a host machine. It provides a way for users to log on and start initial clients, regardless of what X server they use.
Not all sites use xdm to control X sessions. Many workstation users still prefer to log on as usual on the console and use the xinit program to start the X server and any preferred clients. xinit, however, is considered obsolete by the X Consortium, with all new functionality being built into xdm. And on a site that includes X terminals, xdm is an essential ...
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