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Date:      Thu, 20 Feb 1997 11:55:55 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        ouyang@us.ibm.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: xdm
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970220115459.15253N-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <5040100000056058000002L082*@MHS>

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On Thu, 20 Feb 1997 ouyang@us.ibm.com wrote:

> I got the login screen as it was supposed to. However, after I
> entered the username and password, the system returned to the
> login screen again. I tried to reboot the system but got the
> same result. Would you please tell me how can I fix this problem?
> Thanks you very much!

Check that the .xsession file in your home directory exists and everything
in it is executable.

If you don't have an xsession, make one and add this to it:

twm
exec xterm

that will get you a prompt, at least.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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