Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 23:10:11 -0700 (MST) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: xdm on 2.2GAMMA Message-ID: <199703080610.XAA09754@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <331C4567.52B0C1B8@nola.srrc.usda.gov> References: <331C4567.52B0C1B8@nola.srrc.usda.gov>
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Glenn Johnson writes:
> This worked in 2.1.6 but it does not work in 2.2GAMMA. I get the xdm
> login screen but when I enter the username and password, the screen
> switces to a grey background, sits for a couple of seconds, and then
> goes back to the login screen.
Switch to one of the text consoles (Ctrl-Alt-F1 should do it), login to
your account, and look at ~/.xsession-errors. This is a log file
created by the xdm login process, and should tell you what the problem
is. A likely candidate is trying to run a window manager that you
haven't installed yet as the session manager. (Voice of personal
experience speaking here. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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