X login problems for users
Greetings all. I have run into the following problem and thanks in
advance for any help.
System: Knoppix 3.6 HDD install as Debian (yes, I am posting this on
knoppix.net as well...)
using 2.4.27 kernel,
I have made the dreaded mistake of apt-get update/upgrade/dist-upgrade
on this system with the result being that my users can't log in to X
anymore. Root can log in to X or into console, users can log into
console but not X. I've tried a number of different fixes I've found in
various google searches to no avail including:
1. deleting .Xauthority in /home/user in case that was corrupted.
2. tweaking various versions of .Xsession
3. complete apt-get --purge remove xdm and kdm and reinstall.
etc etc etc...
symptoms:
1. when attempting to log in as user, X accepts the user and password,
but then simply restarts the X session, back to login prompt. same thing
use kdm.
2. can't access .xsession-errors even as root (!).
3. even startx or xdm or kdm from user console session kicks back out of X.
Any help is appreciated. thanks
Andrew
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