Re: Can't login via xdm

[Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn@comm.uni-bremen.de>]

Karl Philipp wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I updated several packages regarding to X Windows, enlightenment
> and GNOME.
> 
> Now, I can't login via xdm.
> 
> You can read in the file ~/.xsession-errors
> 
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> xrdb: Can't open display ':0'
> ...
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> xmodmap:  unable to open display ':0'
> /usr/bin/X11/gnome: usr/bin/X11/enlightenment: No such file or directory
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> 
> Any hint?
> 
> greetings
> 
>   Karl
> 
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Hi,

try to add 

	DisplayManager._0.authName:     MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1

to /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config.

I had a similar problem some months ago, and IIRC, i solved it this way.

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