D DemoDoG Jul 14, 2009 #1 Could you recommend a way the get FreeBSD autologin to a user account at boot and then start X using .xinitrc? I would like to boot right into xfce4 without using xdm or slim.
Could you recommend a way the get FreeBSD autologin to a user account at boot and then start X using .xinitrc? I would like to boot right into xfce4 without using xdm or slim.
R ripcurl Aug 29, 2009 #2 Hi there, It seems kinda late..but I'll post it here incase anyone needs help with it. There are 3 files you need to edit: 1. /etc/gettytab 2. /etc/ttys 3. Your shells' rc file, e.g: ~/.bashrc Edit /etc/gettytab and search for autologin. Add these after the last entries: Code: logmein:\ :al=your_username:sp#115200: Replace 'your_username' with your user login. Next edit /etc/ttys. I set mine to autologin on ttyv5. So my entry looks like this: Code: #ttyv5 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure ttyv5 "/usr/libexec/getty logmein" cons25 on secure Lastly, I'm using bash shell so this is what I have in my ~/.bashrc: Code: if [ `/usr/bin/tty` = '/dev/ttyv5' ]; then /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/local/bin/startx -- -nolisten tcp fi Hope this helps.
Hi there, It seems kinda late..but I'll post it here incase anyone needs help with it. There are 3 files you need to edit: 1. /etc/gettytab 2. /etc/ttys 3. Your shells' rc file, e.g: ~/.bashrc Edit /etc/gettytab and search for autologin. Add these after the last entries: Code: logmein:\ :al=your_username:sp#115200: Replace 'your_username' with your user login. Next edit /etc/ttys. I set mine to autologin on ttyv5. So my entry looks like this: Code: #ttyv5 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure ttyv5 "/usr/libexec/getty logmein" cons25 on secure Lastly, I'm using bash shell so this is what I have in my ~/.bashrc: Code: if [ `/usr/bin/tty` = '/dev/ttyv5' ]; then /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/local/bin/startx -- -nolisten tcp fi Hope this helps.
