Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:18:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: "Gallagher, Mick" <mick.gallagher@roke.co.uk> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot login as root using xdm in 3.4R Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004271417320.61307-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <D76D503DE976D1119C7E00A0C944D87501CA7F6D@RSYS002A>
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Gallagher, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > > I've just installed release 3.4, and am now trying to sort out my X login. > > If I login as root, and run 'xdm -nodaemon', then the login screen appears > and I am able to login as a user successfully. > > However, if I try to login as root via the xdm screen, then I am just > returned to the login screen again. > > The behaviour is a little odd in that the login window does not explicitly > tell me that login has failed. What happens is that the screen turns black > for just a second, as if restarting the X server, then another login screen > appears. > > Any ideas? /root/.xsession-errors should be telling you that you do not have an executable /root/.xsession file. Good luck, Doug -- Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. -- W. Somerset Maugham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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