tlug: XFree86 login problem

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Sean Bennett writes:
 > (this post is also in the tpc.unix group)
 > 
 > 
 > Hi all;
 > 
 > I'm having a problem with XFree86. I did a system reboot, and the
 > XFree86 login window comes up, but when I enter my username/password it
 > appears to accept it, but they a second later, the same window pops up
 > again, prompting me to log in.  Even if I try to login at the terminal
 > screen prompt before the Xwindow comes up, eventually the Xwindow does
 > pop up and I cant login.
 > 
 > I just installed XFree86 earlier this week, and everything went fine, or
 > 
 > so I thought, as upon finishing the configuration, it came back with a
 > 'congratulations - you have a running X server' message (or something to
 > 
 > that effect); it was the end of the day, so  left it at that and went
 > home.
 > 
 > The past couple of days I have just been connecting to the unix box
 > through a terminal window on my W95 machine, and I've had no signs of
 > problems.  But today I went back to the unix box, and realized I
 > couldn't long in on that box.  Any ideas on what could be causing my
 > problem (besides my lack of unix experience :-)??
 > 
In any case, you should be able to switch to a terminal login by using
Ctrl+Alt+F1 ... Crtl+Alt+F6, if you didn`t change that in your
XF86Config. To fix the problem look at your .xsession file (if you
have one) and at .xsession-errors. Although I think that depends on
your Linux distribution, if you have those files or not. There is
probably just a problem with the windows manager, i.e. the last
program that is started for your xsession. If this program exits due
to some error or doesn`t get started because it can not be found, the
whole session finishes and xdm restarts with the login.

Marcus

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