[plug] xdm

[Grahame Bowland]

On 27 Aug 2001 13:09:28 +0800, Rob Dunne wrote:
> Hi guys,
>         thanks for all the help at the installfest.
> I now have RH7.1 up and running except that 
> I have a problem getting an Xterminal to work.
> 
> 1) tftp works and the Xterminal finds its boot files
> 2) I can open an application on the Xterminal ie
>           lycra> xclock -display xterminal:0 &
> 3) xdm puts a login message on the Xterminal
>         (actually this doesnt work now - the login prompt is there
>           but I cant type the login in --  but it was working 
>          before I started changing things in the config 
>          files and will  work again -- I hope)
> 
> -- so everything appears to be back to the stage it 
> was before the upgrade -- but when I log in to the Xterminal,
> it logs me out straight away!
> 
> I cant find any further information -- this is all the 
> /var/log/messages says
> 
> lycra>tail -f /var/log/messages
> Aug 26 22:33:49 lycra xdm(pam_unix)[1008]: 
>                     session opened for user robd by (uid=0)
> Aug 26 22:33:59 lycra xdm(pam_unix)[1008]: 
>                      session closed for user robd

~/.Xsession and ~/.Xsession-errors should be useful. Try putting "exec
/usr/bin/X11/xterm" in .Xsession and then logging in as that user.

Cheers,
Grahame

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Grahame Bowland, Network and Systems Administrator
University Communications Services, The University of Western Australia
Phone: +61 8 9380 1175