Re: GDM Error

[George <jirka 5z com>]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 04:54:20PM -0400, James Trickel wrote:
> I have a DHCP laptop that I use to hook up to the local network at work.
> This IP will change continuously depending on the port I use. Below is a
> snipet of the error that I get. I have searched the web looking or help but
> have not been able to find anything on how to fix this unless you are using
> a static IP/HOSTNAME 
> ERROR BELOW:
> 
> Oct 21 15:27:55 localhost gdb[1148]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Error getting hentry for {whatever dhcp name given}
> 
> Sorry I can not release the dhcp names given out. They can be looked up
> against our DNS. I dont want to add all of these entries into the hosts
> file as I also use the laptop to hook up to other non-work networks. Can
> someone give me some advice as how to fix this problem?

Which version are you running.  I suspect an older version as 2.4.0.x should
handle this problem gracefully.

George

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