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From: "Andy V. Oleynik" <andyo@prime.net.ua>
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To: Juan Kuuse <kuuse@quik.guate.com>
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Subject: Re: xdm got stuck and restarts at logon
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1st check for errors messages in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors.
Maybe it's an error in Xserver configuration but xdm-errors will say.
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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