[comp.windows.x] xdm from rc.local under SunOS 4.1

mark@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Mark Davies) (09/27/90)

Hi,
   We run xdm from rc.local on our Sun 3/80's.  Over the weekend we
installed SunOS4.1 and since then xdm does not start up properly on reboot
of a machine --- no X server is started. Doing a ps shows that the parent
xdm is running but there is no child xdm and no X server.  If I then kill
that xdm and invoke another one manually it comes up fully (With the X
server running and a login widget displayed).

I know sun changed something with the environment the rc scripts are run in
but how would that stop xdm from working properly?

cheers
mark