Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 13:02:38 -0700 From: John Derk <johnderk@infoserve.net> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: locked out by xdm Message-ID: <35E70CDE.BCCD81B8@infoserve.net>
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HELP! Here's the deal. I've recently gotten Xwindows operational and I wanted to make it start automatically on bootup. Following the instructions in The Complete FreeBSD, I did the following: "To enable xdm, 1. Add the following line (in bold face) to /etc/rc.local: # put your local stuff here echo " xdm"; /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm echo '.' 2. Add a line to the xdm configuration file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt03 you can add more options here" Now when I boot up, I get a login window, into which I enter my login name and passwd. The problem is that I've inadvertently created some kind of loop: Everytime I enter my login name and passwd, I am returned to the same login window. How do I fix this? Thanks, John Derk <johnderk@infoserve.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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