Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 14:16:56 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: Marco Beishuizen <mbeis@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GDM users list Message-ID: <4A086B98.2090501@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905111233270.38117@yokozuna.lan> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905110207070.25029@yokozuna.lan> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905110218480.25029@yokozuna.lan> <1242001810.88553.40.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905110243150.27248@yokozuna.lan> <1242007255.88553.42.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905111233270.38117@yokozuna.lan>
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Marco Beishuizen wrote: > On Mon, 11 May 2009, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 02:48 +0200, Marco Beishuizen wrote: >>> On Mon, 11 May 2009, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >>> >>>> This is the problem. Your /etc/passwd entry contains a '&' which makes >>>> for bad XML. Replace this character with a real name for your user, >>>> and >>>> this problem should go away. >>> >>> This doesn't seem to be the problem. I removed the & from /etc/passwd >>> from >>> the regular user and root, and restarted X. The errors are still in the >>> logfile, and only the "logcheck system user" and "other" in GDM. >> >> That is not correct. /etc/passwd is a convenience file, but no tthe >> real password database. You need to edit /etc/master.passwd, and change >> the fields there. This is best done with the vipw command. Once the >> master.passwd file has been changed, vipw will automatically regenerate >> the binary password databases. > > Ok, now the error messages in the logfile are gone, thanks! The only > thing that is left is that the possible login names to choose from are > now "User" and "Logcheck system account". "User" is fine of course but > why the logcheck system account? "Root" seems more logical. Root is excluded by default. All system build-in accounts should be excluded, as there is a list of accounts not to show hardcoded in GDM. This Logcheck user is outside of that realm of known excluded users. Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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