Re: gdm2 logs me into a non-graphics session

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Dan Hensley wrote:

>     I'm trying to get gdm2 beta 2 working on my RH5.1 system, and I'm
> having a bit of trouble.  After checking a few things, I replaced the
> xdm line in /etc/iniitab with gdm and rebooted.  It starts up with
> gdmlogin (although no user icons--should I be expecting any?).  But from
> here if I try to log in as anything but root, it acts like it tries, but
> then returns back to the gdmlogin window.  If I log in as root, it kills
> X and goes to the text login screen, asking for my login.
>     I must confess I don't fully understand how gdm works, but can
> anyone give me some clues as to what's happening?  Is there any other
> documentation (besides what comes with gdm2) that better explains the
> whole process?

It "has bugs". :)

If you want to get the gdm-2.0beta2-5 package from RH Rawhide, that has at
least some of these bugs fixed. I'll try to get these merged with mkp
asap, but in the meantime you may want to install the Rawhide package, or
at least apply the patches contained in it to your local tree.

-- Elliot
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