Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:20:50 -0200 From: Gustavo V G C Rios <grios@ddsecurity.com.br> To: Isaac Waldron <waldroni@lr.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X11 Message-ID: <3873FC02.591A76C6@ddsecurity.com.br> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001052246340.61332-100000@vitoria.ddsecurity.com.br> <01b901bf57e5$afe968a0$5f72bbd1@camry>
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Isaac Waldron wrote:
>
> > Hi folks!
> > i am trying to get X working but all i get is trouble, when i type startx
> > into the console i have this:
> >
> > etosha# startx
> >
> > Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
> > Perhaps you do not have console ownership?^Cxinit: unexpected signal 2
> >
> > /var/log/messages show me this:
> > Jan 5 22:49:19 etosha Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service
> >
> >
> > I am running X 3.3.5! May you help me with this ?
> > My uname -a output is:
> >
> > FreeBSD etosha 3.4-STABLE FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE #0: Wed Jan 5 13:43:01 EDT
> > 2000 root@etosha:/usr/src/sys/compile/ETOSHA i386
> >
>
> I had this problem after I upgraded to XFree86 3.3.5 as well. It stems from
> the use of "plugable authentication modules." Basically, there seems to be
> a movement to take authentication code (usernames and passwords) out of
> individual programs and put it into a separate module that is used for every
> program requiring authentication. What you need to do (or at least what I
> did), is add lines to /etc/pam.conf that read:
>
> xserver auth required pam_permit.so
> xserver account required pam_permit.so
>
> This should allow you to say:
>
> % startx
>
> and have X work. However, this allows the xserver service to run with no
> authentication. The pam_permit.so module (I believe, correct me if I am
> wrong) simply authenticates the program without checking anything out (like
> a password or whatever). So, since this is just xserver, it should pose
> major problems, but be warned.
>
> Isaac Waldron
> waldroni@lr.net
>
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Great! It works, but i would like to use xdm, not startx.
I did a similar configuration for xdm, and as you said before, any user
can loggin from xdm, without any security.
As i have no knownledge about PAM working, i would like some here point
me the correct configuration on how to set it up with security.
Better yet, point the source of documentation about it (PAM and xdm).
Thanks a lot for your time and cooperation.
--
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw
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