Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 06:34:16 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Brandon helsley <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xdm Message-ID: <20200501063416.1d15c54f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CY4PR19MB16551A2AE7769B03B8773D8AF9AB0@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> References: <CY4PR19MB1655C8835F43E4D7304D5DD5F9AA0@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200501050648.f5a0ab6a.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB16554D1EC7DBB535515277F2F9AB0@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200501055947.895016a6.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB16551A2AE7769B03B8773D8AF9AB0@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com>
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On Fri, 1 May 2020 04:14:58 +0000, Brandon helsley wrote: > Has anybody else had any problems logging in with xdm? >From your description, it doesn't look like you're having problems logging with xdm - you probably don't have the ~/.xsession file required by xdm. I suggest checking for the obvious and simple things first, using simple tests. Also always have a look at possible error files, such in case of xdm - ~/.xsession-errors: Does it contain anything suspicious? Check the documentation here: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x11.html Both xdm and the use of window managers and desktop environments are covered. Also note that your user should be member of the "video" group. # pw groupmod video -m <name> || pw groupmod wheel -m <name> The fact that you can already see the xdm login screen confirms that X is working, so the first step is covered. ;-) For further assistance, it would be nice if you could state which version of FreeBSD and which version of X you are using and what (related) packages you have installed, as well as the content of relevant configuration files (most important, your user's ~/.xsession), plus anything that pops up in error message logs (especially related to xdm, your user's ~/.xsession-errors). Diagnostics only work good when you can state what you have, what you did, and what result you got. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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