docs/140159: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ

[Glen Barber-2]

>Number:         140159
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:      
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Nov 01 04:00:11 UTC 2009
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Glen Barber
>Release:        FreeBSD 8.0-RC2
>Organization:
>Environment:

FreeBSD orion 8.0-RC2 FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 #20 r198568: Wed Oct 28 20:32:04 EDT 2009     root@orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION  i386
>Description:
rc.conf entries for GNOME in Chapter 5 [1] conflict with GNOME FAQs [2].  The  Handbook states "no further configuration is necessary" which is not true for all users.


[1] - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html
[2] - http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:


Patch attached with submission follows:

--- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml.orig 2009-10-25 16:56:43.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml 2009-10-31 23:46:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -1447,9 +1447,12 @@
           disabled by default), can be enabled by adding
           <literal>gdm_enable="YES"</literal> to
           <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.  Once you have rebooted,
-          <application>GNOME</application> will start automatically
-          once you log in — no further configuration is
-          necessary.</para>
+          <application>GDM</application> will start automatically.</para>
+
+ <para>Additionally, to enable all <application>GNOME</application>
+  services when <application>GDM</application> starts, add
+  <literal>gnome_enable="YES"</literal> to
+  <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para>
 
         <para><application>GNOME</application> may also be started
   from the command-line by properly configuring a file named


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[Remko Lodder]

Synopsis: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: remko
State-Changed-When: Sat Nov 7 11:42:02 UTC 2009
State-Changed-Why:
Committed. Thanks!

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