---
name: "sdm"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sdm-terminal"
version: "0.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sdm"
---

# sdm(8)

starts X server and sdm-login

## NAME

sdm - starts X server and sdm-login

## SYNOPSIS

**sdm** \[**--xserver** *\<x\_server\>*\] \[**\<xserver\_options\>**\]

## DESCRIPTION

starts an [**X**(7)](/X/7.md) server and runs the [**sdm-login**(8)](/sdm-login/8.md) program via [**xinit**(1)](/xinit/1.md).

## OPTIONS

- **--xserver \<x\_server\>**

  specify the X server to use.  default value can be found in */etc/sdm/sdm.config*

## FILES

*/etc/sdm/sdm.config*

## BUGS

does not respond properly to kill signals.

## AUTHOR

Vagrant Cascadian \<vagrant@freegeek.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**sdm-login**(8)](/sdm-login/8.md), [**X**(7)](/X/7.md), [**xinit**(1)](/xinit/1.md)