Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:31:48 +0200 (MET DST) From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: paradox@pegasus.rutgers.edu (Red Barchetta) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root login using xdm Message-ID: <199607240731.JAA02532@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <CMM-RU.1.5.838178379.paradox@pegasus.rutgers.edu> from Red Barchetta at "Jul 23, 96 11:19:39 pm"
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> This is probably something simple, but I am unable to log into my FreeBSD > machine as root when using xdm to authenticate users. Non-root users log in > as normal, but when I log in as root it obviously recognzes the password, but > then the screen flashes, blanks, and returns me to the normal xdm login > window. Check if your .xsession is executable. Also check the file /root/.xsession-errors. > > Not that I intend to log in as plain old root all that often, but I would > like to at least know why it causes problems. > > I am running XFree86 3.1.2S on FreeBSD 2.1.5R. > > Thanks... > > Ernie Pistor > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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