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Old 31st October 2008
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According to the system manual, getty takes the optional arguments 'type from /etc/gettytab' and the tty to work with. Thus when you say, "ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty username" cons25 on secure" in /etc/ttys, you are basically saying on ttyv0, /sbin/init should run getty username, set $TERM to cons25, and users with uid 0 (root) are allowed to log in. See the ttys and getty manual pages for details.



To use the Gnome Display Manager (GDM) on FreeBSD, you should never have to edit /etc/ttys beyond what comes with FreeBSD; the xdm session comes pre-disabled as an example.



Questions:
  1. Do you want to automatically start fluxbox when your PC starts or login first?
    • If so, do you wish to login via console or graphical login program?
  2. Do you have a working X.Org configuration?
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