Koos, Adding xdm to the level 2 initscripts is equivalent to setting level 3... (Unless I did something wrong of course; I simply copied the link to xdm from the level 3 script without changing the name.) I can live with initlevel 3 after all though: I can still login at a different virtual console if I stay disciplined ;-) (the resources used by the graphical login alone are probably extremely small). Kind regards, Evert koos.pol@nl.compuware.com on 30/05/2000 12:35:59 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com cc: (bcc: Evert ROSSEEL/ISM/SIDMAR/BE) Subject: Re: [SLE] Yanq (Yet another newbie question): remote X access. At 06:13 PM 5/29/00, you wrote:

Dear list,

I want to configure my system so that it automatically starts an X client at startup (xdm runs fine), so that I can run applications from a WinNT system.

What is the best way to achieve this? (I don't need the graphical desktop systematically on my Linux system, but is installed and runs correctly.)

With kind regards,

Evert

Make sure runlevel 3 is the default runlevel in /etc/inittab. Yours is probably defaulted to 2. Doublecheck you have a fully functional X env! BTW, this automatically gives you X on the console. If you don't want this, have xdm fired up from the runlevel 2 init scripts (/sbin/init.d/rc2.d) Cheers, Koos Pol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S.C. Pol T: +31 20 3116122 Systems Administrator F: +31 20 3116200 Compuware Europe B.V. E: koos_pol@nl.compuware.com Amsterdam PGP public key available -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/