diff --git a/sesman/startwm.sh b/sesman/startwm.sh

index b3befe88..c37599ae 100755

--- a/sesman/startwm.sh

+++ b/sesman/startwm.sh

@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ post_start()

 #start the window manager

 wm_start()

 {

-  if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then

-    . /etc/default/locale

+  if [ -r /etc/sysconfig/i18n ]; then

+    . /etc/sysconfig/i18n

     export LANG LANGUAGE

   fi

-  # debian

+  # debian, alt

   if [ -r /etc/X11/Xsession ]; then

     pre_start

     . /etc/X11/Xsession

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ wm_start()

   fi

   # suse

-  if [ -r /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession ]; then

+  if [ ! -f /etc/altlinux-release -a -r /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession ]; then

     # since the following script run a user login shell,

     # do not execute the pseudo login shell scripts

     . /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ wm_start()

   fi

   pre_start

-  xterm

+  xvt

   post_start

 }