From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 24 10:05:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA22712 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:05:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from obie.softweyr.ml.org ([199.104.124.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA22700 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:04:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.ml.org (8.7.5/8.6.12) id VAA00647; Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:36:13 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:36:13 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199703240436.VAA00647@obie.softweyr.ml.org> From: Wes Peters To: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Can't login as root using xdm (2.2) In-Reply-To: <199703170159.UAA10796@netcom22.netcom.com> References: <199703170159.UAA10796@netcom22.netcom.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Stan Brown writes: > I have installed 2.2 on a Toshiba Tecra 500CDT. For some reason I can't > login as root at the xdm prompt. An ordinary user works fine. root can > login from a svag login prompt. > > What might I have wrong here? Hard to tell, but the file .xsession-errors in root's home directory should enlighten you. Login as root (and fail), then switch to a text console, login, and examine the errors found there. Correct them and (attempt) login at the XDM screen. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com