From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 19 17:45:45 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from logisticsoftware.co.nz (logisticsoftware.co.nz [202.37.163.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A0D537BDDF for ; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 17:45:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz) Received: from jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz (jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz [10.3.1.1]) by logisticsoftware.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA03977; Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:45:18 +1300 (NZDT) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA06364; Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:45:14 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from jonc) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:45:14 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen To: "david e. banning" Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <20000220144514.B6288@jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz> References: <200002180237.CAA00995@mweb.worldy.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <200002180237.CAA00995@mweb.worldy.com>; from tracker@worldy.com on Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 02:37:13AM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 02:37:13AM +0000, david e. banning wrote: > xdm won't go beyond login... > > I can't seem to get xdm working. > X fires up to a graphics screen with no way to control - > no screens or programs to click on. > xdm gives me login which will not allow me to pass ( i have know > password yet it promps me for one) Check out the xdm manpage. Unless the xlogin.Login.allowNullPasswd resource is set to `true', you cannot log in unless you have a password. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Chen | -insert-witty-quip-here- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message