Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:34:19 -0600 (MDT) From: Mark <mark@dsl-gw2-b147.clsp.uswest.net> To: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xdm and FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004101532440.16671-100000@dsl-gw2-b147.clsp.uswest.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10004101337320.9616-100000@Michelle.esfm.ipn.mx>
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Does xdm give you a graphical login like Solaris? Meaning, instead of a text login, I get a graphic dialog-like box. On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote: > > Hello! > > I have successfully download the FreeBSD 4.0 ISO-image, burnt a CDROM and > installed it on my computer. > > While trying to setup "xdm" I found that it is not difficult to configure > "xdm". The session tries to start but immediately stops and the > "login/password" window is displayed again. > > I cannot find anything that could be the source of the problem, except by > the "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config" file that says in its last lines: > > ==================================================================== > ! SECURITY: do not listen for XDMCP or Chooser requests > ! Comment out this line if you want to manage X terminals with xdm > DisplayManager.requestPort: 0 > ==================================================================== > > even though I commented out the last line, I have not been able to make > "xdm" to work. > > Do you have any ideas of what it is happening? > > > ------ > by the way: > I copied the "xdm" file from version 3.4 on my 4.0 installation and it > works perfectly. The only differences in the config files are the > xdm-config lines listed above. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/chooser is also a > shorter file. > ------ > > - ______ _ > * / /###\ / \ __ > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ > = .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | /\_\/ > = \_| * \___\###/ * \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > = \______/ _ > | | > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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