Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 21:13:11 -0500 From: "Bob Stump" <bob@stumpweb.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: xdm looping error Message-ID: <000001be7340$5e70bb20$01fba8c0@bob-pc> In-Reply-To: <OF274472FD.A13CE35C-ON86256739.005B1B42@lotus.com>
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>-----Original Message----- ... >whenever I implement xdm from root, it loops back onto >itself. In other >words, >xdm starts, I log in (either as myusername or root), type in the >appropriate password, >and then: > 1) Screen blanks out for a sec > 2) X Window "seems" to start (i.e. the grey background >comes up for a >split second) > 3) The login screen appears again, and I have to login again > 4) Repeats 1-3 again...and again...again... It sounds like there's something in your window manager's config that won't let the window manager start up; some typo or something - I've had that happen... which window manager are you using from .xsession ? Bob Stump bob@stumpweb.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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