Re: [gdm-list] Remote timed autologin - Authentication failed

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

I think I fixed this problem in CVS head.  I'm attaching a patch you
can test.  Let me know if this fixes your problem.

Brian

> Liviu Petcu wrote:
> >  I'm trying to set up remote autologin using gdm-2.14.4-1.fc5.1. 
> > Remote login using same credentials is ok but remote autologin gives 
> > "Authentication failed" message.
> >
> > /var/log/messages...
> > " ...gdm[5952]: Request for configuration key 
> > security/AllowRemoteAutoLogin=false, but not type STRING" and
> > "... gdm[5952]: Couldn't authenticate user".
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> > Thanks
> I'm having the same problem since upgrading Fedora Core 4 with GDM 2.10 
> to Fedora Core 5 with 2.14, and I've filed an issue.  However, I haven't 
> yet figured out whether I'm having two issues together: one issue for 
> the login failing and the syslog message and another theme issue for the 
> incorrect display.
>
>    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340148
>
>
>
> Andrew
> _______________________________________________
> gdm-list mailing list
> gdm-list gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gdm-list

? diff.out
? fixhang.diff
? freebsd.diff
? docs/Makefile-real
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gdm2/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.1430
diff -r1.1430 ChangeLog
2a3,8
> 	* daemon/slave.c: Fix reference to the security/AllowRemoteAutoLogin
> 	  so it is accessed as a boolean, not a string.  Fixes remote 
> 	  autologin so it works again.
> 
> 2006-05-04  Brian Cameron  <brian cameron sun com>
> 
Index: daemon/slave.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gdm2/daemon/slave.c,v
retrieving revision 1.327
diff -r1.327 slave.c
4922c4922
< 			if ((d->attached || gdm_get_value_string (GDM_KEY_ALLOW_REMOTE_AUTOLOGIN)) 
---
> 			if ((d->attached || gdm_get_value_bool (GDM_KEY_ALLOW_REMOTE_AUTOLOGIN))