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Re: startx asking for a password



on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:43:13PM -0300, Mike G (mgriffa@fibertel.com.ar) wrote:
> hi, 
> 	I'm running potato, and when I try to startx I get something like
> password:
> password:
<...>
> Any one got any idea of this?
> PS: I interrupt it happily with ^C

Look for a 'su' or 'sudo' call in your init scripts, ~/.xinitrc or
/etc/X11/Xsession.

Try passing an explicit client argument to startx, e.g.:

   $ startx xterm 

...and report if it still prompts for a password.

Cheers.

-- 
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