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Date:      Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:17:47 GMT
From:      hal <cpt_complain@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   i386/154502: xdm authorization failure when used with E17 window manager
Message-ID:  <201102040817.p148Hljn012092@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201102040820.p148KBFu026279@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         154502
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       xdm authorization failure when used with E17 window manager
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 04 08:20:11 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     hal
>Release:        8.1 RELEASE
>Organization:
home on the range
>Environment:
FreeBSD spacey.liberty 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Jul 19 02:55:53 UTC 2010     root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
>Description:
Xdm authorization fails after user login.
The user is unable to start an E17 window manager session, and is returned to the xdm login screen.

>How-To-Repeat:
Install i386 8.1-RELEASE.
Install enlightenment e17.
Use the method detailed in the Handbook about starting a window manager (Xfce) using xdm.
>Fix:

Please view /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.  The default authorization settings were:
DisplayManager*authorize: true

Need to add the missing option:
DisplayManager*authName: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1

otherwise xdm authorization will fail.

Thanks.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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