Re: x windows only allows root??
:: On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:53:03 -0500, Lee Malatesta <brokeninside@freewwweb.com> said:
I had that problem, and I just found out that in my .xsession file I
was calling a window manager that I don have installed...
J.
> john smith wrote:
>> hello,
>> I am no longer able to log in x-windows (via xdm) on non-root account.. x
>> windows only allows root to log on. when trying to log on using non-root
>> account the screen flickers for a moment then returns back to the xdm login
>> prompt. has this something to do with permissions or something?
>>
>> hoping for some kind of clue. thanks.
> Can non-root users log into the console?
> Have you done any mucking around with permissions or anything that would
> affect permissions?
> I had these symtoms on two seperate occasions. One was when I moved the
> HOME directories for non root users to a place they didn't have
> read/write permission. The other was when I screwed up using an admin
> tools and expired all the non-root logins.
> You might consider making a new user account and seeing if the new login
> has the same problem as the old.
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