#17 Start X-Windows Server at boot time

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the X server started at boot time instead of by each individual user running an application when they login. Then, I'd like to see the .xinitrc script run when a user logs in.

It would also be cool if you could start a remote XDMP session. It would be nice if all the aqua apps were part of the X-Window system or vice versa, so that even the display of Aqua apps would be visible in a remotely displayed XDMP session.

Well, at least the first part of this wish might be able to happen.

[Greg Parker]

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It's not possible to start XDarwin at boot time. XDarwin needs to communicate with the Aqua window server, and the window server doesn't run until the user logs in. (It might be running when the login panel is visible; I'm not sure). It is possible to run XDarwin as a login item for each user; that would make .xinitrc work automatically.

I haven't looked at XDMP. I don't know of any obstacles. against it.

It's impossible to display Aqua apps across the network using XDarwin. For that, you should look at VNC; there are several Mac OS X servers available that allow access to Aqua remotely.