Re: unable to login on the console with xwindows

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 02:08:07PM -0500, Michael Habashy wrote:
> I get the following error:
> 
> Cannot start session due to some internal error.
> 
> then i click on ok, i get the following error:
> 
> your session lasted less then 10 seconds, this could be due to not enough
> diskspace or some other problems look to .xsession-errors file.. ..but i do
> not htink that sounds right.
> 
> If i see the additional error on the screen, i get
> /etc/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
> /etc/PreSession/Default : running /usr/bin/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u
> /var/run/utmp -x
> session_child_run: Could not execute /etc/gdm/Xsession default
> 


I'd temporarily stop xdm (I think it will be an initscript but I've
never used a ?dm) which should put you without X running on VT1.  Then
log in to a CLI and type /usr/bin/startx.  See what happens.  If that
works, then you know that xdm is the problem.  If not, starx should give
you lots of errors.

Doug.