"xrdb" is missing from the Xsession script and causes user's .Xresources files not to be loaded. Fix: Not sure, but it's probably in how the port is being configured. Then again it could be how X11 is installed since I believe it references X11 configuration info through xmkmf or imake. In the end, this changes in the diff below are what should happen: How-To-Repeat: Install wdm using the package found at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-current/Latest/wdm.tbz Login and look in .xsession-errors for "-load: not found".
State Changed From-To: open->closed Fixed. Thanks.