Re: [gdm-list] Debugging gdm on FreeBSD.

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

Looks like your /etc/pam.d/gdm-welcome pam file isn't correct for your OS.

This file is distribution specific and needs to be changed to make sense for
the platform it's running on.

Minimally it could just be

auth required pam_permit.so

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Michael Johnson <ahze freebsd org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to get gdm 3.2.1.1 working on FreeBSD and am being unsuccessful
> at it.
>
> Here is what happens:
> [root@aret /home/ahze]# gdm
> << snip>>
> gdm-binary[61161]: DEBUG(+): GdmXdmcpDisplayFactory: Attempting to bind to
> host 0.0.0.0 port 177
> gdm-binary[61161]: DEBUG(+): GdmXdmcpDisplayFactory: Starting to listen on
> XDMCP port
> gdm-binary[61161]: DEBUG(+): GdmDisplay: Setting slave bus name::1.85 on
> display :0
> gdm-binary[61161]: DEBUG(+): GdmSlave: Got timed login details for display
> :0: 0 '(null)' 0
> gdm-binary[61161]: DEBUG(+): GdmSlave: Got timed login details for display
> :0: 0 '(null)' 0
>
> At this point X is up with a black screen and a watch mouse pointer and
> never displays login screen.
>
> And from :0-slave.log:
> ....
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: PAM conversation returning
> 6: conversation failure
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: authentication returned 6:
> conversation failure
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: uninitializing PAM
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: state NONE
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: Unable to verify user
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: Calling
> AuthenticationFailed
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): AuthenticationFailed
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected raised: Connection is closed
>
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker:
> obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus/Local interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Local
> method=Disconnected
> gdm-welcome][61218]: DEBUG(+): GdmSessionWorker: Got disconnected from the
> server
>
> Full debug log can be found at http://pastebin.com/bVRSUeBt
>
> Any help in to this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -- Michael
>
>
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