Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!sdd.hp.com!caen!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!uwm.edu!linac!midway!midway!chas From: chas@stax.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Help: XDM problems Message-ID: Date: 8 May 91 07:08:15 GMT References: <9105070725.AA17507@lightning.McRCIM.McGill.EDU> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (NewsMistress) Organization: The University of Chicago Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: jc@raven.bu.edu's message of 7 May 91 13: 38:23 GMT In article jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) writes: The problem is the server definition in the Xservers file. If it is not set up correctly, the X server will not start, and therefore, XDM will not have anything to run on. I don't think that his problem is tackling too many things, though at first glance it might be. The solution (as I found out) was getting the proper line in the Xservers file. I run my X server on a PC, xdm on a Sparcstation -- what should the Xservers file look like for xdm to run properly? (I've tried omitting it entirely, but I'm not sure that's correct.) -- Internet: chas@uchicago.edu BUGS There must be some, somewhere. (From xmessage man page)