From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 8 13:59:23 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5431337F for ; Fri, 8 May 2015 13:59:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ie0-x229.google.com (mail-ie0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c03::229]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 200941C4B for ; Fri, 8 May 2015 13:59:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iepj10 with SMTP id j10so60726795iep.0 for ; Fri, 08 May 2015 06:59:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=Nf7C5yyv1rSOdZsztBDZwnjhcz1TnghFDCa1qF6r/dk=; b=W/DVOgXs4+/y1uftX7uKIFQo7zW6OBiScV31RLxQHpXRG+KXSFSZgnpIyi02e3Nsi5 nd4EpvCh3XkbE7B76iE5khM6Du/SYEdiri6oN5wk73nEVD5ck+NA7D2QwaigMuIKF++T B+oL/GA0RypIMNZqHg2bJev4/ki8R34eKo8TxG/+BW59kAGVfX886/XyPHYNzW6ttx4c JH1TFwoOFnE413P7fipODzEmnYlbteP+493mBptcTta1tgyXuTSqxF1EbGKvskvmIxja PZDQGNQ2EGghvx+e2KqUeNfdZgGBcmfIUr0MtKdRVtc5q2EndkKkmxN7h9t+edk/tC3D +aKQ== X-Received: by 10.50.109.138 with SMTP id hs10mr4574870igb.48.1431093562430; Fri, 08 May 2015 06:59:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.36.121.1 with HTTP; Fri, 8 May 2015 06:59:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Avinash Sonawane Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 19:29:02 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Unable to login to FreeBSD + xorg + xdm system To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 13:59:23 -0000 On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Avinash Sonawane wrote: > Hello! > > I am using FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE. Today I installed x11/xorg and also > x11/xdm and them made changes to /etc/ttys as instructed in the > Handbook (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-xdm.html#idp63498576) > > But now I am unable to login in the system. When I boot the system a > big rectangle (xdm) pops up as a login screen and when I enter my > credentials (username and password) it simply returns back (like the > box got refreshed) and again asks for the credentials. > > No matter how many time I provide the credentials it simply pops up > again and again. > > I tried with normal user account as well as root account. > > And now I am not able to login in the system at all. Please help. > > -- > Avinash Sonawane (RootKea) > PICT, Pune > http://rootkea.wordpress.com I could login back in the system using Single User Mode but then what's wrong with the Handbook instructions? (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-xdm.html#idp63498576) Here is my /etc/ttys http://pastebin.com/1AUhtvyH -- Avinash Sonawane (RootKea) PICT, Pune http://rootkea.wordpress.com