1494N/A@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ XORGRELSTRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
1494N/A -D__vendorversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
1494N/A -D__xorgversion__="\"$(XORGRELSTRING)\" \"$(XORGMANNAME)\"" \
1494N/A -D__appmansuffix__=$(APP_MAN_SUFFIX) \
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1494N/A@@ -32,14 +61,32 @@ Xserver \- X Window System display serve
1494N/A is the generic name for the X Window System display server. It is
1494N/A frequently a link or a copy of the appropriate server binary for
1494N/A driving the most frequently used server on a given machine.
1494N/A+which starts the appropriate X server based on properties set for the service
1494N/A+management facility, under the service identifier
1494N/A+SMF PROPERTIES section below.
1494N/A+On Solaris, the X server is usually started from the CDE Display Manager
1494N/A+program \fIdtlogin\fP(1). This role may also be performed by the X Display
1494N/A+Manager program \fIxdm\fP(1), the GNOME Display Manager program \fIgdm\fP(1),
1494N/A+or another display manager.
1494N/A The X server is usually started from the X Display Manager program
1494N/A \fIxdm\fP(1) or a similar display manager program.
1494N/A This utility is run from the system boot files and takes care of keeping
1494N/A the server running, prompting for usernames and passwords, and starting up
1494N/A@@ -100,6 +147,14 @@ specifies a file which contains a collec
1494N/A to authenticate access. See also the \fIxdm\fP(1) and
1494N/A \fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffix__) manual pages.
1494N/A+disables certain kinds of error checking, for bug compatibility with
1494N/A+previous releases (
e.g., to work around bugs in R2 and R3 xterms and toolkits).
1494N/A+[Only available in Xsun, not in Xorg.]
1494N/A disables backing store support on all screens.
1494N/A@@ -120,7 +175,7 @@ Not obeyed by all servers.
1494N/A sets name of RGB color database. The default is
1494N/A@@ -157,10 +212,16 @@ is platform and configuration specific.
1494N/A .BI \-extension extensionName
1494N/A disables named extension. If an unknown extension name is specified,
1494N/A a list of accepted extension names is printed.
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A .BI \+extension extensionName
1494N/A enables named extension. If an unknown extension name is specified,
1494N/A a list of accepted extension names is printed.
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A sets feep (bell) volume (allowable range: 0-100).
1494N/A@@ -187,6 +248,38 @@ causes all remaining command line argume
1494N/A sets the maximum big request to
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A+.B \-nolisten \fItransport\fP
1494N/A+disables listening for client connections on the named transport. The
1494N/A+current transport names supported are as follows:
1494N/A+unix UNIX Domain Sockets (/tmp/.x11-unix)
1494N/A+pipe Named pipes (/tmp/.x11-pipe/) and shared memory
1494N/A+By default each of the above servers opens listeners on each of the
1494N/A+above transports. The -nolisten command line argument disables listening
1494N/A+on the named transports. You can disable multiple transports by listing
1494N/A+this option multiple times, for example:
1494N/A+-nolisten pipe -nolisten tcp
1494N/A+If all available transports are disabled, then the commands issue a fatal
1494N/A+error message and exit. A server not listening for any clients is of little
1494N/A .B \-nolisten \fItrans-type\fP
1494N/A disables a transport type. For example,
TCP/IP connections can be disabled
1494N/A This option may be issued multiple times to disable listening to different
1494N/A prevents a server reset when the last client connection is closed. This
1494N/A@@ -207,11 +301,19 @@ sets screen-saver pattern cycle time in
1494N/A permits the server to continue running if it fails to establish all of
1494N/A its well-known sockets (connection points for clients), but
1494N/A-establishes at least one. This option is set by default.
1494N/A+This option is set by default in Xorg, but is off by default in Xsun.
1494N/A+This option is set by default.
1494N/A causes the server to exit if it fails to establish all of its well-known
1494N/A sockets (connection points for clients).
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A@@ -272,6 +374,10 @@ This is a no-op for most implementations
1494N/A enables(+) or disables(-) the XINERAMA extension. The default state is
1494N/A platform and configuration specific.
1494N/A+See the \fBXINERAMA\fP section of the \fIXsun\fP(1) manual page for more
1494N/A .SH SERVER DEPENDENT OPTIONS
1494N/A Some X servers accept the following options:
1494N/A@@ -315,15 +421,24 @@ use a gray map of 13 color cells for the
1494N/A use a color cube of at most 4*4*4 colors (that is 64 color cells).
1494N/A+[This option is only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A disables smart scheduling on platforms that support the smart scheduler.
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A .B \-schedInterval \fIinterval\fP
1494N/A sets the smart scheduler's scheduling interval to
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A X servers that support XDMCP have the following options.
1494N/A See the \fIX Display Manager Control Protocol\fP specification for more
1494N/A@@ -361,6 +476,9 @@ specifies the local address to connect f
1494N/A has multiple network interfaces). The \fIlocal-address\fP may be expressed
1494N/A in any form acceptable to the host platform's \fIgethostbyname\fP(3)
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A causes the server to terminate (rather than reset) when the XDMCP session
1494N/A@@ -388,22 +506,45 @@ relative path from the XKB base director
1494N/A enables(+) or disables(-) the XKEYBOARD extension.
1494N/A+The default XKEYBOARD state in Xsun in this release of Solaris is disabled
1494N/A+unless +kb is specified. This may change in a future release. XKEYBOARD
1494N/A+is enabled by default in the Xorg server.
1494N/A-.BR [+-]accessx " [ \fItimeout\fP [ \fItimeout_mask\fP [ \fIfeedback\fP [ \fIoptions_mask\fP ] ] ] ]"
1494N/A+.BR [+-]accessx " [\fItimeout\fP[\fItimeout_mask\fP[\fIfeedback\fP[\fIoptions_mask\fP]]]]"
1494N/A enables(+) or disables(-) AccessX key sequences.
1494N/A .B \-xkbdir \fIdirectory\fP
1494N/A base directory for keyboard layout files. This option is not available
1494N/A for setuid X servers (
i.e., when the X server's real and effective uids
1494N/A .B \-ardelay \fImilliseconds\fP
1494N/A sets the autorepeat delay (length of time in milliseconds that a key must
1494N/A be depressed before autorepeat starts).
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A .B \-arinterval \fImilliseconds\fP
1494N/A sets the autorepeat interval (length of time in milliseconds that should
1494N/A elapse between autorepeat-generated keystrokes).
1494N/A+[Only available in Xorg, not in Xsun.]
1494N/A+.B \-ar1 \fImilliseconds\fP
1494N/A+sets the autorepeat delay (length of time in milliseconds that a key must
1494N/A+be depressed before autorepeat starts).
1494N/A+.B \-ar2 \fImilliseconds\fP
1494N/A+sets the autorepeat interval (length of time in milliseconds that should
1494N/A+elapse between autorepeat-generated keystrokes).
1494N/A loads keyboard description in \fIfilename\fP on server startup.
1494N/A@@ -546,6 +687,91 @@ the following font path:
1494N/A+managed by the service management facility, \fBsmf\fR(5), under the service
1494N/A+Use \fBsvccfg\fR(1M) to make configuration changes and to view configuration
1494N/A+information for this service\&.
1494N/A+instances in this order, stopping at the first match for the given
1494N/A+\fB:display\fP\fIN\fP (where \fIN\fP is the display number of the X server,
1494N/A+Any class names provided via the \fB-c\fP options to
1494N/A+they are searched in the order found on the command line.
1494N/A+If any XDMCP options are provided to open a remote display connection,
1494N/A+\fB:remote\fP, otherwise \fB:local\fP
1494N/A+The default properties for the service
1494N/A+Class names may be any valid FMRI instance name. Sun reserves all class names
1494N/A+beginning with lowercase letters for its own use - customers wishing to create
1494N/A+their own class names may use names beginning with an uppercase letter.
1494N/A+These properties may be set in any instance of x11-server or for the service
1494N/A+(Type astring) The absolute path to the X server binary to run, currently
1494N/A+(Type boolean) Setting this to false disables listening for incoming
TCP/IP 1494N/A+connections (see \fB-nolisten tcp\fP option above).
1494N/A+(Type int) Sets the depth of the default visual of the X server started.
1494N/A+(Type astring) Sets additional arguments to pass to the X server started. Care
1494N/A+must be used when using options specific to a particular X server as then it
1494N/A+may cause failure to start the X server if the server to be started is later
1494N/A+changed to one that does not support those options.
1494N/A+.SS "Example: Allow remote access"
1494N/A+The following command allows access from remote clients.
1494N/A+.SS "Example: Enables the XKEYBOARD extension"
1683N/A+The following command enables the XKEYBOARD extension.
1494N/A@@ -553,15 +779,26 @@ Initial access control list for display
1494N/A Unix domain socket for display number \fBn\fP
1683N/A+Named pipe (FIFO) for display number \fBn\fP
1494N/A Kerberos 5 replay cache for display number \fBn\fP
1494N/A@@ -571,6 +808,11 @@ Error log file for display number \fBn\f
1494N/A Default error log file if the server is run from \fIxdm\fP(1)
1494N/A+Default error log file if the server is run from \fIdtlogin\fP(1)
1494N/A General information: \fIX\fP(__miscmansuffix__)
1494N/A@@ -587,14 +829,28 @@ Security: \fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffi
1494N/A \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxhost\fP(1), \fIxfwp\fP(1),
1494N/A .I "Security Extension Specification"
1494N/A+Starting the server: \fIdtlogin\fP(1), \fIgdm\fP(1), \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
1494N/A Starting the server: \fIxdm\fP(1), \fIxinit\fP(1)
1494N/A Controlling the server once started: \fIxset\fP(1), \fIxsetroot\fP(1),
1494N/A+.\" Only list the servers shipped on Solaris
1494N/A+\fIXsun\fP(1), \fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXephyr\fP(1), \fIXnest\fP(1), \fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXprt\fP(1)
1494N/A+Service management framework:
1494N/A+\fIsmf\fP(5), \fIsvcadm\fP(1M), \fIsvccfg\fP(1M)
1494N/A \fIXorg\fP(1), \fIXdmx\fP(1), \fIXnest\fP(1),
1494N/A \fIXvfb\fP(1), \fIXDarwin\fP(1), \fIXWin\fP(1).
1494N/A Server internal documentation:
1494N/A .I "Definition of the Porting Layer for the X v11 Sample Server"