On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, N. Raghavendra wrote: > On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 09:23:34PM -0700, nate wrote: > > > > When I use KDM to start X, after logging in it goes right > > > back to the kdm login screen. I can login from the console > > > and run X with startx without a problem though. Here are the > > > lines from applicable logs: > > > > i have the same problem. tried both kdm and xdm. > > Hi, > > I wonder if you use woody and ran 'apt-get upgrade' recently. One > of the packages upgraded a few days ago is xfree86-common, which > contains the file /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start. > Please check this file, and if it contains the line > > exec "$REALSTARTUP" > > remove the quotes, so that it reads > > exec $REALSTARTUP > > Now login at your kdm screen, and see if it works.
My similar problem was solved by removing the file: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90xfree86-common_ssh-agent which was creating the error. Michel. > > HTH, > Raghavendra. > > -- > N. Raghavendra | GnuPG signed/encrypted mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | welcome. Key ID: 03618806. > Harish-Chandra Research Institute | C75D D0AF 457E 7454 BEC2 > http://www.mri.ernet.in/~raghu/ | 37AD C6E1 0407 0361 8806 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Pr. Michel Loos | Phone: 55 11 818 3810 p. 216 Inst. de Quimica USP | Fax: 55 11 815 5579 PO Box 26077 05599-970 São Paulo, S SP Brazil