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: >Unformatted:
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