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Subject: Re: xdm got stuck and restarts at logon
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Does it start OK with the startx command?
If not, look into configuring your xserver using:

# xf86config


or through 


#/stand/sysinstall  (recommended route)


there should be a .xsession file in you users directory, it should be
owned by the user and, executable. The easiest way to do it, is to copy
your .xinitrc file if you don't already have a .xsession file


$ cp .xinitrc .xsession
# chown <user name> .xsession
#chmod 775 .xsession


then try again. Also, look in the .xsession-errors file that has been
created in the users home directory. This file will tell you what went
wrong.



Cheers,
Chris R.



Juan Kuuse wrote:
> 
> A newbie question (certainly answered before, but I didn't find anything
> searching):
> 
> Trying to run xdm, it accepts the login, but starts all over again.
> 
> As said in "The Complete FreeBSD", I change/add as follows:
> 
> In /etc/ttys, I disable one of the terminals:
> ttyv3 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 off secure
> 
> In /etc/rc.local, I enable xdm:
> #put your local stuff here
> echo " xdm"; /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm
> 
> In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, I configure xdm:
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt03
> 
> If I run xdm manually, with:
> xdm -nodaemon &
> I got the same result (i.e. xdm just accepts the login and then loops,
> doesn't let me in)
> 
> Any suggestions what to do, anyone?
> Some configuration missing?
> 
> /Juan Kuuse




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