"Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >> I feel at this stage that what I miss is: assuming I manage to get a >> python-based dialog box started automatically from init.rc (instead of >> xdm, gdm, ...): how do I start an X11 session with the user/pw >> information retrieved ... + set the correct *nix environment variables. > > First, the user will enter username and password into your dialog box. > You need to verify this, either by using the pwd module, or by using PAM > (through python-pam). > > Then you need start a session. Fork a subprocess, and use setuid/setgid > to take the identity of the subprocess. In the parent process, wait for > this child process to terminate, then display your dialog again (perhaps > restarting the X server in-between). > > What you do in your session is your own choice. It is custom to set a > few environment variables, and then run /etc/X11/Xsession (or whereever > the standard X11 session script lives); the latter is done through exec, > i.e. when Xsession returns, the user has chosen to logout. > > This is the basic working principle; different display managers deviate > in how precisely they setup the session, and what precisely they run in > what order. > > However, this entire discussion is off-topic for comp.lang.python; > please ask on comp.windows.x instead. > > HTH, > Martin
Martin, Many many thanks, I did post here also so someone would tell me whether using Python was feasible or not for this project (ex, having tkinter or wxPython running prior t oan actual X11 session). Also I did not know about comp.windows.x. Regards, hg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
