Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:36:30 +0200 From: Kim Attree <kim.attree@za.verizonbusiness.com> To: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with KDM not passing to Xorg/KDE after login Message-ID: <469CB7CE.6020308@za.verizonbusiness.com> In-Reply-To: <200707170942.41523.lofi@freebsd.org> References: <E1I6NCh-0007bf-P1@cs1.cs.huji.ac.il> <200707162309.25975.lofi@freebsd.org> <469C6D7C.20704@za.verizonbusiness.com> <200707170942.41523.lofi@freebsd.org>
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Michael Nottebrock wrote: > On Tuesday, 17. July 2007, Kim Attree wrote: > >> Michael Nottebrock wrote: >> >>> On Monday, 16. July 2007, Kim Attree wrote: >>> >>>>> Mike, >>>>> >>>>> I had an 'exec bash' in my $HOME/.profile and removing this allowed me >>>>> to run ./Xsession default and push me into KDE !!!!! >>>>> >>>> KDM though - still refuses to pass to KDE.... >>>> >>> I'm reluctant to give up on the shell angle already - can you try setting >>> your user's shell to /bin/csh or /bin/sh just for kicks and check if KDM >>> still doesn't work? >>> >> Mike, >> >> I set the user shell to /bin/sh in passwd using vipw, ran clone_root to >> propogate the change to the diskless root, rebooted the client and that >> did'nt work. >> >> It's really strange - I'm starting to think maybe its a PAM thing, since >> after I put in the user/pass in KDM, it sits for about 45-60 seconds >> before going back to the KDM login screen again. >> >> Any Thoughts ? >> > > Right now, I have run out of ideas - I have never run a diskless configuration > myself and cannot easily make one here either, so I am probably missing a > good deal of possible failure modes here. You could try using some other > display manager for logging in instead, like xdm or gdm. > > Strange as it seems, XDM works fine.....Although my users all prefer the look/feel of KDM....Back to the drawing board. Thanks Kim Attree
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