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X Display manager
The X display manager
xdm
is a system process which manages a user session from the login to the logout. The
xdm
provides a flexible and configurable method for logging in with an X server. The
xdm
can be configured
such that X.11 clients are started automatically. The X server is reset for the next login following each user log-
out.
X display manager of Argus
The X display manager comes pre-installed with the system on your A
RGUS
. Depending on the actual configura-
tion the
xdm
is started automatically and opens a chooser box offering all possible
xdm
hosts accessible by your
A
RGUS
.
On A
RGUS
there are manual pages about the
xdm
available. For reading these man pages enter
man xdm
in the
command line:
eos:/root # man xdm
X display manager of host computers
The X display manager for the host computers of A
RGUS
is not included in the delivery of A
RGUS
.
Further documentation
The X display manager is documented in:
•
X Window System Administrators Guide – Volume 8
O’Reilly & Associates, Inc.
This document specifically describes all configuration possibilities for the X display manager using corresponding
files.