Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:42:40 +0200 From: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> To: kim.attree@za.verizonbusiness.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with KDM not passing to Xorg/KDE after login Message-ID: <200707170942.41523.lofi@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <469C6D7C.20704@za.verizonbusiness.com> References: <E1I6NCh-0007bf-P1@cs1.cs.huji.ac.il> <200707162309.25975.lofi@freebsd.org> <469C6D7C.20704@za.verizonbusiness.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tuesday, 17. July 2007, Kim Attree wrote: > Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > On Monday, 16. July 2007, Kim Attree wrote: > >>> Mike, > >>> > >>> I had an 'exec bash' in my $HOME/.profile and removing this allowed me > >>> to run ./Xsession default and push me into KDE !!!!! > >> > >> KDM though - still refuses to pass to KDE.... > > > > I'm reluctant to give up on the shell angle already - can you try setting > > your user's shell to /bin/csh or /bin/sh just for kicks and check if KDM > > still doesn't work? > > Mike, > > I set the user shell to /bin/sh in passwd using vipw, ran clone_root to > propogate the change to the diskless root, rebooted the client and that > did'nt work. > > It's really strange - I'm starting to think maybe its a PAM thing, since > after I put in the user/pass in KDM, it sits for about 45-60 seconds > before going back to the KDM login screen again. > > Any Thoughts ? Right now, I have run out of ideas - I have never run a diskless configuration myself and cannot easily make one here either, so I am probably missing a good deal of possible failure modes here. You could try using some other display manager for logging in instead, like xdm or gdm. -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBGnHLxXhc68WspdLARAuj2AJ4306takRL+laXArkokQ9//sGk2qQCgigl6 Fj5WOAw6To8WGnLQ0upds9k= =9FfP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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