sorry, my bad-- i was so excited that it worked at all i forgot to include that info this is the gdm that installs with rh7.2: version 2.2.3.1, last modification in the change log was dated Jul 6 2001. I attached part of /var/log/messages with a cutout of one of the logins that didn't work. The settings on the mounted share were dmask=700, and fmask=777... i did an "ls -al" while logged into a terminal session and found that all the files GDM uses were still 750 or lower for permissions, while the surrounding files in the directory were rwx across the board. I don't know enough about linux and pam_mount and permissions to understand why the difference... If I make dmask=777 everything works just fine. I'm guessing the root of the problem is that the GDM user doesn't have rights to view or read the gdm/x files. thank you jirka 5z com writes: >On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 11:49:06AM -0400, David Leuser II wrote: >> Thank you for replying... It seemed to be a permissions problem I >changed >> the way pam_mount handles the permissions to be wide open on the mounted >> volume (dmask/fmask = 777) and it worked that way-- but I can't leave it >> this way, since it's a terminal system and anyone could access anyone's >> files while they are logged in. Really only the individual user should >> have any access to this directory... >> >> Any ideas on what to do? T.I.A., Dave > >Well I still don't know which version of gdm you are running, the way this >was handled has changed so to be sure I want to check if this is still a >problem with the newest versions or if this is an older version. Also >running with the debug output should perhaps give more of an indication of >where things fail in case the permissions are not 777. > >George > >-- >George <jirka 5z com> > Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, > it is time to reform. > -- Mark Twain ________________________________________ David M. Leuser, II Assistant Network Administrator New Hampton School (603) 744-3182 x121 dleuser newhampton org ________________________________________ "Picture the root account as a magic hat that gives you lots of power, with which you can, by waving your hands, create or destroy entire cities. Because it is easy to wave your hands in a destructive manner, it is not a good idea to wear the magic hat when it is not needed, despite the wonderful feeling. " -- Gnome User's Guide
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