Guy Santiglia wrote:

> 
>   I just started using the xdm daemon by setting th xdm=YES in
> the /etc/rc.conf file.  Then made the .xsession file in my home
> directory.  No problem so far.
> 
> The problem was that some of my programs won't start from that
> .xsession file in my home directory when I log in using the xdm window.
> Specifically, "hanterm" won't start up when it is placed in the .xsession
> file, but it starts OK if I put it in the "xinitrc" file and start the
> session by doing the "startx" command.
> 
> Does any one know why hanterm would start OK from the "xinitrc" file but
> not from the ".xsession" file in my home directory??

Is your path set correctly?  This can happen when, for example, you use
csh and have #!/bin/sh at the top of your .xsession file.  FWIW, I use
tcsh and my .xsession is run through the same shell.

Simon.