Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:37:35 -0800 From: "Joseph T. Lee" <nugundam@nerv.nu> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Max Khon <fjoe@iclub.nsu.ru>, lioux@linf.unb.br, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree 3.3.6 authentication failed? Message-ID: <20000304113735.B25672@greenwood3.nerv.nu> In-Reply-To: <86hfewswz4.fsf@detlev.piqnet.org>; from Joel Ray Holveck on Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 03:06:55PM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002231114590.40927-100000@iclub.nsu.ru> <86hfewswz4.fsf@detlev.piqnet.org>
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On Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 03:06:55PM -0800, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > [Followups to -current] > > >> I am running monday's current, Mesa-glx for Riva, XFree 3.3.6 and > >> KDE 1.1.2. All from monday's ports tree. > >> Well, I think I can't say I am running this system, for I am getting > >> the following message whenever I try startx: > > > Authentication failed - cannot start X server. > > > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > > seems that you have built XFree with PAM support. > > Just rebuild without PAM -- it's broken. > > Could you give me a few more details about the brokenness? It's also in -STABLE. Basically, PAM was built without a crypt library linked in. When new is built with PAM support, it tries to access crypt in PAM. Then, it blows up. Build without PAM, or cvsup latest sources for the patch. It was mentioned in the mailing lists I think back in December? -- Joseph nugundam =best=com==/==\=IIGS=/==\=Playstation=/==\=Civic HX CVT=/==\ # Anime Expo 2000 >> www.anime-expo.org/ > # FreeBSD: The Power to Serve >> www.freebsd.org > # The Ultimate Online Speed-Shop >> www.racesearch.com / To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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