Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:23:58 -0800 From: William Richard <wdr@tdl.com> To: behanna@fast.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm Problem Message-ID: <38D07DFE.596CA717@tdl.com> References: <38D07487.F715D6B2@fast.net>
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Chris BeHanna wrote: > > Using the defaults that are set up from the 3.4 installation, > I went on to set up .xsession files for both root and my regular user > account, then started xdm from root's shell prompt. > > I can't log in at all with the regular user account. I get > "Incorrect password" (which may be the case--I'll have to reset that > password). When I attempt to log in as root, the screen goes black, > and then xdm recycles itself and I get the login screen back. Did you set .xsession mode 7xx? (This was the one thing I neglected to mention in my Daemon News article.) Try this: # cd ~ # chmod 700 .xsession # killall -1 xdm # killall -1 xdm (That's not a typo, BTW.) > I > can't break out of this--CTRL-Alt-Backspace just causes the cycle to > repeat. The only way out is to push the button and reboot the > machine (which I *hate* doing when non-journaling file systems are > involved). Try Ctrl-Alt-F1--it's just like Alt-F1 at a text console, only with Ctrl along for the ride. In fact, that works after logging in, too. Make your modifications, and have another go. > Can I beg, borrow, or rent a clue from someone? Sure, you can bum a clue at <http://www.daemonnews.org/200001/xdm.html>. If you can make it through that article, and XDM still doesn't work, e-mail me <wdr@tdl.com>. Cheers, William Richard wdr@tdl.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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