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Date: Mon Oct  8 18:42:01 2001
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Viktor Lakics wrote:

>Whenever I log in to X from kdm
>(or for that matter, any other display manager) I end up with an open xterm
>window in X, which says "Console log for myhostname". This might be important
>for some kind of troubleshooting for x (???), but when everything is set up
>correctly, it becomes a bit annoying...
>
>How can I get rid of it?
>

If you still have the problem, try taking a look at 
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0  I believe that is the culprit with xdm.

Chad