Tim Wadsworth <Tim.Wadsworth_at_cambridge.simoco.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> To display messages from fvwm on a workstation, I used to use
> xconsole. I believe that fvwm2 has a module, FvwmConsole, which gets
> started by default, that performs a similar function.
FvwmConsole does not perform a similar function:
The FvwmConsole allows the user to type fvwm commands into xterm, and
have them executed immediately. These commands are usually specfified
in the .fvwmrc file, or are bound to menu/mouse items as specified in
that file. This tools is particularly useful for testing new
configuration ideas, or for implementing temporary changes to your
environment.
(Chuck, please note the reference to .fvwmrc which should be .fvwm2rc
or at least .fvwm[2]rc.)
> I am now using fvwm2 to manage an X-terminal screen, but of course,
> /dev/console is not readable by me, and even if it were, it would have
> everybody else's messages too.
>
> How can I achieve a similar effect?
>
> Currently my .xsession (which is run by xdm) logs *some* of the messages
> to a file, but others such as
> fbconsole: open /dev/console: Permission denied
> go to /var/tmp/xdm-errors.
>
> My question is really threefold:
> 1. Why do the messages go to different places, ie. why are the
> fbconsole (presumably fbconsole == FvwmConsole?) messages immune
> to my redirect?
> 2. How do I get all of the messages to go to the same place, and
> 3. How do I display them in a window on my X-terminal?
You need to run something as your console. You can still use
xconsole, or you can use one of the many substitutes including xterm
with the -C flag.
In general any output that can't be directed to a tty will go to
/dev/console. You can also get output there thru redirection. Eg.
echo "hello" > /dev/console
> If anyone could answer any or all of these questions, it would be most
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tim.
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Received on Tue Nov 12 1996 - 12:35:34 GMT