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Date:      Wed, 20 Dec 2000 20:15:35 +0100
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        "Allan P. Magmanlac" <allan_magmanlac@hotmail.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: xdm
Message-ID:  <3A410557.95571092@i-clue.de>
References:  <F1284TQWiCBz6j1YK8E0000120d@hotmail.com>

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"Allan P. Magmanlac" schrieb:
> 
> I installed the latest version of freebsd and enabled xdm.
> When xdm starts, i try to login as root but it wont let me in, it does
> not give me error message. But if i log in as a normal user, i have no
> problem. What could be wrong?

check ~/.xinit and ~/.xsession
Errors in .xsession get collected in .xsession-errors.

> Another thing, when kde starts after logging in as normal user
> and open a shell and type su at the command prompt, it says that I
> am not in the correct group to su to root. What can I do so that I can su to
> root.

As root, add yourself to the wheel group in /etc/groups. You have to be
member of the group wheel to be able to use su.

HTH
-Christoph Sold


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