XDM Login Broken

[Net Llama]

--- Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> Scribbling feverishly on April 06, Net Llama managed to emit:
> > --- Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> > > Okay, so I upgraded XFree and now I can't login using XDM (spare
> me
> > > the use KDM/GDM, please). I login without incident, the screen
> clears
> > > as if getting ready to start my session, and then I'm back at the
> > > login window. This happens for root and mortal users. I can use
> startx
> > > just
> > > fine, as root and as mere mortal.
> > > 
> > > From /var/log/xdm-errors:
> > > AUDIT: Sat Apr  6 20:32:44 2002: 587 X: client 2 rejected from
> local
> > > host
> > > 
> > > From $HOME/.xsession-errors:
> > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> > > Error: Can't open display: :0
> > > 
> > > Obviously, it's an authorization problem, but I'm not sure where
> to
> > > look. System is Slackware 8.0 with considerable modifications. X
> is
> > > 4.1.0, kernel is 2.4.18 (although I doubt this matters). I have a
> > > newly compiled XFree86 4.2.0 ready to go when I sort this out.
> > > 
> > > Any takers? 
> > 
> > Upgraded from which version of X?  I'd say install 4.2.0 anyway. 
> Why
> > waste time troubleshooting a problem with an older version?
> 
> 4.0.mumble. I've got $1.00 US that says I'll have the same problem
> after upgrading to 4.2.0. If I waste time troubleshooting it now,
> I'll know how to fix in the future. But, your point is well taken --
> there will be plenty of time to fix it after installing 4.2.0.

Oh, something else, do you have a XFree86.0.log in /var/log?  That might
shed some additional light on the situation.

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Lonni J. Friedman                     netllama at linux-sxs.org

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