Re: gdm2 beta 2 won't log me in if I double-click on a user

[Dan Hensley <dan hensley att net>]

Martin Kasper Petersen wrote:

> >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Hensley <dan.hensley@att.net> writes:
>
> Dan> 2) gdm2 hangs if the login fails more than once
>
> I can't reproduce this. Are you using PAM?

Yes, I'm using PAM (RH 5.1).  I can't reproduce it now either, so I'd say not
to worry about it until I can figure out if I can reproduce it, and if so,
how.  By the way, I downloaded and installed beta3, and it looks like several
things are fixed.  However, I did run into some other problems:

1)  Some of the applications started by the Init script do not get killed,
even with KillInitClients=1.  In particular, I did xflame -root &, and after I
log in it's still going at the bottom of my screen.  Maybe it's because I did
-root?  I'll try without next to see if that does anything different.

2)  I found a way for the password to appear in clear text.  Try this:
* Double-click on a user name
* Enter an incorrect password and hit <CR>
* Double-click on a new user name
* Notice that the login text looks funny:  i.e. displays something like
    Login:
    UPassword:
* Type in the password.  It appears in clear text, not *'s.  Note that if you
enter the correct password it will log in as usual.

Other than that, the bugs I noticed that were fixed are that I can now log in
as root if I allow it in gdm.conf, and double-clicking on a username works
correctly.

> Dan> Have you found the problem others have been reporting about
> Dan> processes in the Init scripts being started twice?
>
> Nope. Can't reproduce this one either.

I checked my system, and it looks like only one instance of each application
is starting.

I have a question:  Is it possible to resize the gdmlogin window?  I don't
have that many users on my system, and if I could just make it a little
longer, they'd all fit into the box without the need to use the scrollbar.  If
not, would it be possible to add that as options in gdm.conf?  I envision
being able to set the size in pixels, and if the entries aren't there or are
0, then do whatever's being done now (percentage of screen???).


Thanks!

Dan