TELXDM(1) X Version 11 (Release 5) TELXDM(1)
NAME
telxdm - xdm control utility
SYNOPSIS
telxdm [ -HUP | -TERM ]
DESCRIPTION
telxdm sends either a SIGHUP or SIGTERM signal to the
currently running xdm started by init. The syntax of this
command is a combination of telinit(1m) and kill(1).
SIGHUP is sent by default (or with the -HUP option) which
instructs xdm to reread its configuration files. This will
cause xdm to start managing any displays added to the
Xservers file, and stop managing displays removed. When
management of a display is stopped, the user session on that
display is terminated without warning. It will also restart
any displays whose management was terminated by pressing the
terminate button or 'ctrl-Z' on the login widget, and are
still in the list of displays to be managed.
The -TERM option sends a SIGTERM which instructs xdm to
terminate. This will cause all user sessions under xdm
management to terminate without warning. This action should
only be done when shutting down the system.
The xdm process id (pid) is found by searching for an
INIT_PROCESS utmp entry with the id "xdm". Therefore, telxdm
will only work if xdm is started by init. The suggested
/etc/inittab entry is:
xdm:3:once:/usr/sbin/xdmstart -nodaemon -config
/var/X11/xdm/xdm-config
The convience login xdm is provided which has telxdm as its
login shell. It provides an easy way to restart xdm
management of the local display of a workstation.
SEE ALSO
X(1), Xserver(1), xdm(1), telinit(1), kill(1)
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