1193N/A@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ XORGRELSTRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
1193N/A -D__vendorversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
1193N/A -D__xorgversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
1193N/A -D__appmansuffix__=$(APP_MAN_SUFFIX) \
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1193N/A@@ -32,14 +61,32 @@ Xserver \- X Window System display serve
1193N/A is the generic name for the X Window System display server. It is
1193N/A frequently a link or a copy of the appropriate server binary for
1193N/A driving the most frequently used server on a given machine.
1193N/A+which starts the appropriate X server based on properties set for the service
1193N/A+management facility, under the service identifier
1193N/A+SMF PROPERTIES section below.
1193N/A+On Solaris, the X server is usually started from the CDE Display Manager
1193N/A+program \fIdtlogin\fP(1). This role may also be performed by the X Display
1193N/A+Manager program \fIxdm\fP(1), the GNOME Display Manager program \fIgdm\fP(1),
1193N/A+or another display manager.
1193N/A The X server is usually started from the X Display Manager program
1193N/A \fIxdm\fP(1) or a similar display manager program.
1193N/A This utility is run from the system boot files and takes care of keeping
1515N/A the server running, prompting for usernames and passwords, and starting up
1193N/A@@ -100,6 +147,14 @@ specifies a file which contains a collec
1193N/A to authenticate access. See also the \fIxdm\fP(1) and
1193N/A \fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffix__) manual pages.
1193N/A+disables certain kinds of error checking, for bug compatibility with
1193N/A+previous releases (
e.g., to work around bugs in R2 and R3 xterms and toolkits).
1193N/A+[Only available in Xsun, not in Xorg.]
1193N/A disables backing store support on all screens.
1193N/A@@ -120,7 +175,7 @@ Not obeyed by all servers.
1193N/A sets name of RGB color database. The default is
1193N/A@@ -157,10 +212,16 @@ is platform and configuration specific.
1193N/A .BI \-extension extensionName
1193N/A disables named extension. If an unknown extension name is specified,
1193N/A a list of accepted extension names is printed.
1193N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1193N/A .BI \+extension extensionName
1193N/A enables named extension. If an unknown extension name is specified,
1193N/A a list of accepted extension names is printed.
1193N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1193N/A sets feep (bell) volume (allowable range: 0-100).
1193N/A@@ -187,6 +248,38 @@ causes all remaining command line argume
1193N/A sets the maximum big request to
1193N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1193N/A+.B \-nolisten \fItransport\fP
1193N/A+disables listening for client connections on the named transport. The
1193N/A+current transport names supported are as follows:
1193N/A+unix UNIX Domain Sockets (/tmp/.x11-unix)
1193N/A+pipe Named pipes (/tmp/.x11-pipe/) and shared memory
1193N/A+By default each of the above servers opens listeners on each of the
1193N/A+above transports. The -nolisten command line argument disables listening
1193N/A+on the named transports. You can disable multiple transports by listing
1193N/A+this option multiple times, for example:
1193N/A+-nolisten pipe -nolisten tcp
1193N/A+If all available transports are disabled, then the commands issue a fatal
1193N/A+error message and exit. A server not listening for any clients is of little
1193N/A .B \-nolisten \fItrans-type\fP
1193N/A 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
@@ -207,11 +301,19 @@ sets screen-saver pattern cycle time in
permits the server to continue running if it fails to establish all of
its well-known sockets (connection points for clients), but
-establishes at least one. This option is set by default.
+establishes at least one.
+This option is set by default in Xorg, but is off by default in Xsun.
+This option is set by default.
causes the server to exit if it fails to establish all of its well-known
sockets (connection points for clients).
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
@@ -272,6 +374,10 @@ This is a no-op for most implementations
enables(+) or disables(-) the XINERAMA extension. The default state is
platform and configuration specific.
+See the \fBXINERAMA\fP section of the \fIXsun\fP(1) manual page for more
.SH SERVER DEPENDENT OPTIONS
Some X servers accept the following options:
@@ -315,15 +421,24 @@ use a gray map of 13 color cells for the
use a color cube of at most 4*4*4 colors (that is 64 color cells).
+[This option is only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
disables smart scheduling on platforms that support the smart scheduler.
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
.B \-schedInterval \fIinterval\fP
sets the smart scheduler's scheduling interval to
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
X servers that support XDMCP have the following options.
See the \fIX Display Manager Control Protocol\fP specification for more
@@ -361,6 +476,9 @@ specifies the local address to connect f
has multiple network interfaces). The \fIlocal-address\fP may be expressed
in any form acceptable to the host platform's \fIgethostbyname\fP(3)
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
causes the server to terminate (rather than reset) when the XDMCP session
@@ -388,22 +506,45 @@ relative path from the XKB base director
enables(+) or disables(-) the XKEYBOARD extension.
+The default XKEYBOARD state in Xsun in this release of Solaris is disabled
+unless +kb is specified. This may change in a future release. XKEYBOARD
+is enabled by default in the Xorg server.
-.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
base directory for keyboard layout files. This option is not available
for setuid X servers (
i.e., when the X server's real and effective uids
.B \-ardelay \fImilliseconds\fP
sets the autorepeat delay (length of time in milliseconds that a key must
be depressed before autorepeat starts).
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
.B \-arinterval \fImilliseconds\fP
sets the autorepeat interval (length of time in milliseconds that should
elapse between autorepeat-generated keystrokes).
+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
+.B \-ar1 \fImilliseconds\fP
+sets the autorepeat delay (length of time in milliseconds that a key must
+be depressed before autorepeat starts).
+.B \-ar2 \fImilliseconds\fP
+sets the autorepeat interval (length of time in milliseconds that should
+elapse between autorepeat-generated keystrokes).
.B \-xkbmap \fIfilename\fP
loads keyboard description in \fIfilename\fP on server startup.
@@ -732,6 +873,90 @@ __default_font_path__ .
The font path can be set with the \fB\-fp\fP option or by \fIxset\fP(1)
after the server has started.
+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 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.
+.SS "Example: Allow remote access"
+The following command allows access from remote clients.
+.SS "Example: Enables the XKEYBOARD extension"
+The following command enables the XKEYBOARD extension.
@@ -739,15 +954,26 @@ Initial access control list for display
+Outline font directories
.I /tmp/.X11-unix/X\fBn\fP
Unix domain socket for display number \fBn\fP
+.I /tmp/.X11-pipe/X\fBn\fP
+Named pipe (FIFO) for display number \fBn\fP
Kerberos 5 replay cache for display number \fBn\fP
@@ -757,6 +983,11 @@ Error log file for display number \fBn\f
Default error log file if the server is run from \fIxdm\fP(1)
+Default error log file if the server is run from \fIdtlogin\fP(1)
General information: \fIX\fP(__miscmansuffix__)
@@ -773,14 +1004,28 @@ Security: \fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffi
\fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxhost\fP(1), \fIxfwp\fP(1),
.I "Security Extension Specification"
+Starting the server: \fIdtlogin\fP(1), \fIgdm\fP(1), \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
Starting the server: \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
Controlling the server once started: \fIxset\fP(1), \fIxsetroot\fP(1),
+.\" Only list the servers shipped on Solaris
+Server-specific man pages:
+\fIXsun\fP(1), \fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXephyr\fP(1), \fIXnest\fP(1), \fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXprt\fP(1)
+Service management framework:
+\fIsmf\fP(5), \fIsvcadm\fP(1M), \fIsvccfg\fP(1M)
Server-specific man pages:
\fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXdmx\fP(1), \fIXnest\fP(1),
\fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXDarwin\fP(1), \fIXWin\fP(1).
Server internal documentation:
.I "Definition of the Porting Layer for the X v11 Sample Server"