On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:39 PM, David Rosenstrauch <darose@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Aaron Griffin wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Nigel Henry >> <cave.dnb2m97pp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Is there some file that I need to edit, in order to use gdm as the >>> display >>> manager? >>> >>> Nigel. >> >> You need to edit /etc/inittab > > > Not saying you're wrong, but personally I've never edited the inittab file, > and I'm still able to start whatever DM I want. > > Just adding the appropriate DM (e.g., gdm, kdm, slim, etc.) to the end of > the DAEMONS line in rc.conf has always done the trick for me. You're correct - I personally don't edit inittab either. I use rc.conf for slim as well. But, his question was regarding "which file to edit", so I figured I'd answer directly.
