605N/A@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ XORGRELSTRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
761N/A XORGMANNAME = X Version 11
418N/A+MANDEFS = -D__SOLARIS_BUILD__ -D__distroname__="$${DISTRO_NAME}" \
418N/A -D__vendorversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
418N/A -D__xorgversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
418N/A -D__appmansuffix__=$(APP_MAN_SUFFIX) \
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418N/A@@ -32,14 +54,31 @@ Xserver \- X Window System display serve
553N/A+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
418N/A is the generic name for the X Window System display server. It is
418N/A frequently a link or a copy of the appropriate server binary for
857N/A driving the most frequently used server on a given machine.
493N/A+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
418N/A+Xserver program which starts the appropriate X server based on properties
418N/A+set for the service management facility, under the service identifier
418N/A+SMF PROPERTIES section below.
418N/A .SH "STARTING THE SERVER"
418N/A+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
493N/A+On __distroname__, the X server is usually started from the GNOME
418N/A+Display Manager program \fIgdm\fP(1m). This role may also be performed
857N/A+by the X Display Manager program \fIxdm\fP(1), or another display manager.
851N/A The X server is usually started from the X Display Manager program
672N/A \fIxdm\fP(1) or a similar display manager program.
857N/A This utility is run from the system boot files and takes care of keeping
857N/A the server running, prompting for usernames and passwords, and starting up
857N/A@@ -175,6 +214,35 @@ MB.
857N/A disable the display of the pointer cursor.
418N/A+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
418N/A+.B \-nolisten \fItransport\fP
857N/A+disables listening for client connections on the named transport. The
857N/A+current transport names supported are as follows:
857N/A+tcp TCP over IPv4 or IPv6
857N/A+unix UNIX Domain Sockets (/tmp/.x11-unix)
857N/A+pipe Named pipes (/tmp/.x11-pipe/) and shared memory
857N/A+By default each of the above servers opens listeners on each of the
857N/A+above transports. The -nolisten command line argument disables listening
857N/A+on the named transports. You can disable multiple transports by listing
857N/A+this option multiple times, for example:
857N/A+-nolisten pipe -nolisten tcp
+If all available transports are disabled, then the commands issue a fatal
+error message and exit. A server not listening for any clients is of little
.B \-nolisten \fItrans-type\fP
disables a transport type. For example,
TCP/IP connections can be disabled
This option may be issued multiple times to disable listening to different
prevents a server reset when the last client connection is closed. This
@@ -381,7 +450,7 @@ located in the XKB base directory or a s
relative path from the XKB base directory. The default XKB base directory is
-.BR [+-]accessx " [ \fItimeout\fP [ \fItimeout_mask\fP [ \fIfeedback\fP [ \fIoptions_mask\fP ] ] ] ]"
+.BR [+-]accessx " [\fItimeout\fP[\fItimeout_mask\fP[\fIfeedback\fP[\fIoptions_mask\fP]]]]"
enables(+) or disables(-) AccessX key sequences.
.B \-xkbdir \fIdirectory\fP
@@ -537,6 +606,117 @@ the following font path:
+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
+managed by the service management facility, \fBsmf\fR(5), under the service
+Use \fBsvccfg\fR(1M) to make configuration changes and to view configuration
+information for this service\&.
+instances in this order, stopping at the first match for the given
+\fB:display\fP\fIN\fP (where \fIN\fP is the display number of the X server,
+
i.e. \fB:display0\fP for :0)
+Any class names provided via the \fB-c\fP options to
+they are searched in the order found on the command line.
+If any XDMCP options are provided to open a remote display connection,
+\fB:remote\fP, otherwise \fB:local\fP
+The default properties for the service
+Class names may be any valid FMRI instance name. Sun reserves all class names
+beginning with lowercase letters for its own use - customers wishing to create
+their own class names may use names beginning with an uppercase letter.
+These properties may be set in any instance of x11-server or for the service
+(Type astring) The absolute path to the X server binary to run, currently
+(Type string) Setting this to a filename causes this file to be used as the
+configuration file for the X server. Currently this property is only
+available when used with the Xorg server. The value of this property must
+be a relative path from one of the directories in the Xorg config file
+search path, and not an absolute path.
+(Type boolean) Setting this to false disables listening for incoming
TCP/IP +connections (see \fB-nolisten tcp\fP option above).
+(Type int) Sets the depth of the default visual of the X server started.
+(Type astring) Sets additional arguments to pass to the X server started. Care
+must be used when using options specific to a particular X server as then it
+may cause failure to start the X server if the server to be started is later
+changed to one that does not support those options.
+(Type boolean) Setting this to true starts the X server with a DISPLAY ":0.0"
+this preserves backward compatibility with programs such as "xterm -C"
+that expect have access to "
/dev/console". X servers with any other DISPLAY
+are not affected. The default is false.
+.SS "Example: Allow remote access"
+The following command allows access from remote clients.
+Restart the Xserver by either logging out and logging back in, or manually
+if the Xserver was started from the command line.
+.SS "Example: Use of VESA driver"
+The following command overrides the default Xorg driver selection to use the
+.SS "Example: Enabling the XINERAMA extension"
+The following command enables the XINERAMA extension.
@@ -551,12 +731,23 @@ Outline font directories
.I /tmp/.X11-unix/X\fBn\fP
Unix domain socket for display number \fBn\fP
+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
+.I /tmp/.X11-pipe/X\fBn\fP
+Named pipe (FIFO) for display number \fBn\fP
Error log file for display number \fBn\fP if run from \fIinit\fP(__adminmansuffix__)
Default error log file if the server is run from \fIxdm\fP(1)
+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
+Default error log file for display number \fBn\fP if the server is run
General information: \fIX\fP(__miscmansuffix__)
@@ -573,14 +764,28 @@ Security: \fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffi
\fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxhost\fP(1), \fIxfwp\fP(1),
.I "Security Extension Specification"
+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
+Starting the server: \fIgdm\fP(1m), \fIstartx\fP(1), \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
Starting the server: \fIstartx\fP(1), \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
Controlling the server once started: \fIxset\fP(1), \fIxsetroot\fP(1),
\fIxhost\fP(1), \fIxinput\fP(1), \fIxrandr\fP(1)
+#ifdef __SOLARIS_BUILD__
+.\" Only list the servers shipped on Solaris
+Server-specific man pages:
+\fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXdmx\fP(1), \fIXephyr\fP(1), \fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXvnc\fP(1)
+Service management framework:
+\fIsmf\fP(5), \fIsvcadm\fP(1M), \fIsvccfg\fP(1M)
Server-specific man pages:
\fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXdmx\fP(1), \fIXephyr\fP(1), \fIXnest\fP(1),
\fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXquartz\fP(1), \fIXWin\fP(1).
Server internal documentation:
.I "Definition of the Porting Layer for the X v11 Sample Server"