---
name: "sdm-session"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sdm"
version: "0.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sdm-session"
---

# sdm-session(1)

starts a sdm session

## NAME

sdm-session - starts a sdm session

## SYNOPSIS

**sdm-session** \[**\<options\>**\]

## DESCRIPTION

opens a session for use with [**sdm**(8)](/sdm/8.md).

if present,  */etc/sdm/Xsession* will be called with \<options\> passed on the commandline. alternately  */etc/X11/Xsession,* and failing that, the first argument is searched for in the **PATH.**

## FILES

*/etc/sdm/Xsession* */etc/X11/Xsession*

## BUGS

**sdm-session** executes the Xsession scripts rather than sourcing them, and attempts to kill the **PPID,** usually [**ssh**(1)](/ssh/1.md), in order to end sessions for programs which were started outside the scope of the the window manager.

## AUTHOR

Vagrant Cascadian \<vagrant@freegeek.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**sdm**(8)](/sdm/8.md), [**Xsession**(5)](/Xsession/5.md) [**ssh**(1)](/ssh/1.md)