Dan Espen <dane_at_bae.bellcore.com> writes:
> 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.
Oops, sorry, missed the part about you using an x-terminal.
The information about FvwmConsole is still true, but forget the part
about xconsole, etc.
> >
> > 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 - 12:57:43 GMT