[x11] XDM Configuration

[John Klingler]

That was quick!

You still did not answer my question about xdm-errors. Both xdm and the 
X server messages are directed there and are usually informative when a 
display connection is broken.

If xdm puts you back in the login prompt as soon as you logon, you are 
probably having a problem with the user or the server authorizations, 
not authentication. Try "xset +" and see if it complains or solves your 
problem.

If not, you can always use the debugger. You are, after all, in the 
driver's seat.

John

Jim Gifford wrote:

> John Klingler wrote:
>
>> What, exactly, do you mean by "restart"? Is it cycling normally or 
>> crashing and being respawned by the kernel? You may simply be having 
>> a problem with the user id you are logging in with. Try another user id.
>>
>> Were there any messages in the /var/log/xdm-errors? Depending on your 
>> OS, this file might be located elsewhere, as specified in the 
>> xdm-config file in /etc/X11/xdm. However, that might be located 
>> somewhere else as well. The default, according to the man page, is
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/. Before XFree86 it was /usr/lib/X11/xdm. 
>> These are just symbolic links.
>>
>> Between the man page and the config files you should have no trouble 
>> configuring xdm. (FLW) ;-)
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> Jim Gifford wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying to sort out over the last few weeks how to get xdm 
>>> working. I'm able to get a login prompt, accept a password, but then 
>>> it restarts.
>>>
>>> Is there any documentation on how to configure xdm?
>>>
> The problem is that I can get a successful logon, then it goes right 
> back to logon screen without attempting to do anything else. I've 
> compiled everything from sources myself, everything else works 
> perfectly except for xdm.  I've tried as a root user and as non-root 
> user, the same thing occurs.
>