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Date:      Mon, 07 Feb 2000 07:49:15 -0800
From:      "Tom Vollmer" <Tom.Vollmer@pai-ca.org>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   XDM catch 22
Message-ID:  <s89e7918.012@pai-ca.org>

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I managed to provoke freeBSD into graphical mode before prompting at the =
command line for userid and passward by altering the "tty".   The only =
problem I have now is I can't gain access to the KDE interface.  This is =
what I suspect.  The line that governs XDM also has a option for secure/uns=
ecure settings.  I left it at secure setting.  Therefore, when XDM starts =
and logs me in, KDE, or for that matter any other process, is not =
available even to root.  It then returns the user to the XDM interface.  =
Funny thing is that I can't even get to a command line to run "vi" in =
order to change the alteration I made.  CATCH 22.

I there a procedure for stopping to allow a command line prompt with the =
volumes mounted that can be initiated through a "hot key" so I might be =
able to change the "tty" file back to it's original state?


Tom Vollmer



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