Have you tried the X FAQ:
	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/x/#xconsole


		David/absolute

On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Grant Stockly wrote:

> My computers dump system messages to sceen.  I can find some of the
> messages in logs.  How do I make it so the system messages don't overlap
> onto my X screen?
> 
> Grant
>