Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 08:22:08 -0700 From: takuan@allunix.com To: Gong Wei <ccegongw@nus.edu.sg> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KDM and FreeBSD 3.3 Message-ID: <199910130817.IAA42253@web1.aps-services.com> In-Reply-To: <762388C091FAD01180FF00A02462137801AC5B89@exchange.nus.edu.sg>
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From: Gong Wei <ccegongw@nus.edu.sg>
To: "'freebsd-question@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-question@FreeBSD.ORG>,
"'freebsd-stable@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: KDM and FreeBSD 3.3
Date sent: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 19:07:24 +080
Unless KDM is compilied with the right support IE ./configure --with-
pam or --enable-shadow it will have the same problems as what you
are describing. Of course the above examples relate to linux. KDM is
just a optional GUI log in screen. The way to start KDE is with a
script called startkde which should have been installed on your
system by default.
> Dear all,
>
> My apologizes for asking a question which is not so related to the list ...
>
> Here it goes: I have a machine recently upgraded to FreeBSD-Stable 3.3
> through cvsup+make world. Some weeks later I decided to give KDE a try, by
> (cd /usr/ports/x11/kde11-i18n;make install). Everything went smoothly
> except the KDM, which seems couldn't let me login. After entering the
> correct userid and password at the KDM welcome window, then for a very short
> period of time the screen becomes black, very short in fact. After that the
> KDM welcome window will just reappear again.
>
> The password checking part is fine, if I enter the wrong password, some
> error message will be printed on the KDM welcome window.
>
> I've checked the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config file. No any error
> message printed in the DisplayManager.errorLogfile (which is the standard
> xdm-errors). I also couldn't find anything in the ~/.xsession-errors file.
> in fact, nothing at all in these two files.
>
> I have a ~/.xsession file, which is a symbolic link to ~/.Xclients (mode:
> 0755).
>
> The KDM was started by typing "kdm" when login as root.
>
> Oddly enough, if I run xdm instead of kdm, everything just works fine. I
> can login successfully and whatever program specified in ~/.Xclients will be
> executed, error message/output will also started filling the two error log
> files (/usr/X11/...../xdm-errors and ~/.xsession-errors).
>
> I've searched the KDE mailing list, seems someone also facing the same
> problem. Too bad he said he had solve it, by looking at the two error log
> file (xdm-error, ~/.xsession-error).
>
> As ususal, any comments/hints will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Regards
>
> Gong Wei <gong_wei@nus.edu.sg>
>
>
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