Re: X authentication

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>   I don't want to run xdm (I like logging in on an
>   ascii console at times).

The easiest solution might be to run xdm anyway.  You can type C-r at
the login window to shut down xdm on that display, and then you can
log in without X.  Send xdm a HUP signal when you want it to start
managing that display again.

The C-r binding might not be in your translations; it was only added
to the default in R6.  If necessary, edit xdm's Xresources file to
include something like this:

xlogin*login.translations: #override\
	Ctrl<Key>R: abort-display()\n\
	Ctrl<Key>Return: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\
	<Key>Return: set-session-argument() finish-field()

All of this is covered in more detail in the xdm(1) manual page.

 < Stephen
   X Consortium

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