How do i get rid of the console logging window

{O_o} · 12-18-2007, 07:25 AM

I use opensuse 10.2 and when X starts up a window always opens up with the title console logging. How can I stop this? other than closing it every time.

jschiwal · 12-18-2007, 07:59 AM

Which window manager are you using?
Do you use startx or xinit to start your session, or the graphical session manager.

On place to look are some common startup scripts, like $HOME/.xsession, $HOME/.xinitrc

Code:

session=$HOME/.xsession
xinitrc=$HOME/.xinitrc
sysinit=$XINITDIR/xinitrc
syssess=$XDMDIR/sys.xsession

#
# Forced X session type if the user asked for
# an other session environment.
#
if test "$forced" = "yes" ; then
     unset WINDOW_MANAGER STARTUP
     test -x $syssess && exec_login "$syssess"
     exec_login "/bin/bash $syssess"
fi

# User login X session
# If the user doesn't have their own xsession, then run
# system xsession or xinitrc script if they exist

if   test -f $session ; then
     test -x $session && exec_login "$session"
     exec_login "/bin/bash $session"
elif test -f $xinitrc ; then
     test -x $xinitrc && exec_login "$xinitrc"
     exec_login "/bin/bash $xinitrc"
elif test -f $syssess; then
     test -x $syssess && exec_login "$syssess"
     exec_login "/bin/bash $syssess"
elif test -f $sysinit ; then
     test -x $sysinit && exec_login "$sysinit"
     exec_login "/bin/bash $sysinit"
elif test -n "$WINDOWMANAGER" ; then
     unset WINDOW_MANAGER STARTUP
     exec_login "$WINDOWMANAGER"
fi

This isn't the normal behavior for kde or gnome. Is the terminal an xshell?

odevans · 12-18-2007, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by {O_o}

I use opensuse 10.2 and when X starts up a window always opens up with the title console logging. How can I stop this? other than closing it every time.

I'm guessing you're using XDM (usually the default when using XFCE or FVWM). If so, take a look in the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup . The last entry there should look something like this:

Code:

#
# The geometry of xconsole is set in the Xresource file.
#
(
    exec setsid $xconsole -notify -nostdin -verbose -exitOnFail
) & echo $! > /var/run/xconsole.pid

Comment it out (put # at the start of each line) and restart X.

Hope this helps.

EDIT: That was from OpenSUSE 10.3. This might give you some clues if the file is different:

Code:

grep -ir xconsole /etc/X11/xdm

{O_o} · 12-19-2007, 09:03 AM

I am using xdm with window maker. I'll try that when i get home, thanks.