Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:49:09 +0100 (BST) From: "Dominic Marks" <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> To: "Dominic Marks" <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm + pam + winbind, what am i missing? Message-ID: <3721.195.12.22.194.1147790949.squirrel@mail.helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4890.195.12.22.194.1147785750.squirrel@mail.helenmarks.co.uk> References: <4890.195.12.22.194.1147785750.squirrel@mail.helenmarks.co.uk>
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Dominic Marks wrote: > Hello, > > I must be missing something because I can't get xdm to work happily > with pam_winbind. The 6.1 system is joined to a Windows domain and > aware of domain users. I log on to the machine using my domain account > via SSH and all is well. > > I've enabled xdm and restarted init. Connections from any host are > permitted. I have also modified the pam.d/xdm file to use the winbind > pam module for authentication. > > I get a login screen and my username and password are correctly > checked against Active Directory. I have setup a ~/.xsession file > which should log me in and start a Gnome environment. > > What actually happens is that the connection seems to drop and > reconnect and I end up back at an xdm prompt. In the system messages > log I have the following: > > xdm: pam_sm_close_session(): no utmp record for DESKTOP:0 > > * DESKTOP is the hostname of my desktop system from which I am > connecting. > > I tried commenting out the session line in pam.d/xdm which this > message comes from, it removes the error but doesn't change the > behaviour so I assume it is not directly related. > > I couldn't find anything in the Handbook to help me on my way. > If anyone could tell me the missing link I would appreciate it > greatly. Well, it works with gdm. I still don't know why xdm didn't work though. Dominic > Thanks, > Dominic Marks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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