Installing Xdm, the display manager

# 4 Installing Xdm, the display manager

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Since xdm is dynamically linked against -lcrypt, there's no issue on export restriction outside US for this binary distribution of xdm: it does not contain the DES encryption code. So it's now included in the bin package.

To start the display manager, log in as root on the console and type: ```xdm -nodaemon`''.

You can start xdm automatically on bootup by disabling the console getty adding the following code to `/etc/rc.local`:

> `

>       if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ]; then
>         echo -n ' xdm'; /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm
>       fi

> `

To disable the console getty, change ``on'' to ``off'' in the console entry in `/etc/ttys`:

> `

>      ttyv0  "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" pc      off secure

> `

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