Modify the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession file.  At the bottom there
should be a line like
exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0.  The numbers determine the geometry of the
xterm window.

Erik

James Kelly wrote:

> Hi all
> I've got NetBSD running on an SE/30 including xwindows (yeah)
> only problem is that the xterm window "login" is too big for the teeeny
> tiney screen.
>
> I've trolled around the xdm directory and can't figger out what text
> file to modify. I tried Xresources with the geometry entry to no avail
>
> Could someone point me to the right file and what line I should change.
>
> Jim Kelly