Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE) -- Part 2

2005-09-16 Thread rs
--- On Fri 09/16, Brian Kimball wrote: > See http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2005/09/msg00023.html > > and > > http://bugs.debian.org/327191 I think it all applies to KDE 3.4.2 and I'm still on KDE 3.3.2-1. In any case, I do not have ~/.bash_profile, only /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile fi

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE) -- Part 2

2005-09-16 Thread Brian Kimball
rs wrote: > Debian / Sarge / main > > This is continuation of the following thread: > http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread >/0ba07cce9a5d0a6b/066a545b5852bfd4#066a545b5852bfd4 See http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2005/09/msg00023.html and http://bugs.debian.or

Can't login when using kdm (KDE) -- Part 2

2005-09-15 Thread rs
Debian / Sarge / main This is continuation of the following thread: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/0ba07cce9a5d0a6b/066a545b5852bfd4#066a545b5852bfd4 I did some research and it appears that when logging in using KDM the following happens: 1) /etc/X11/Xsess

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread Bob Proulx
rs wrote: > > What errors are logged to the .xsession-errors file when you can't log > > into the machine? There should be something interesting in there. > > True, when login fails, it does create the .xsession-errors file. > > # cat ~/.xsession-errors > Xsession: X session started for luser at

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> What errors are logged to the .xsession-errors file when you can't log > into the machine? There should be something interesting in there. True, when login fails, it does create the .xsession-errors file. # cat ~/.xsession-errors Xsession: X session started for luser at Sun Sep 4 19:59:37 EDT

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread Bob Proulx
rs wrote: > Just installed KDE. It works but, for some reason, I can't login > when using kdm. When kdm login window appears, I enter my local user > id and password, the screen flickers a couple of times and goes back > to the login window where I can enter Id and password again. This is an indi

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
check the sticky bit on /tmp. sometimed it loses the sticky bit during installs (IIRC) and then you can't log in. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls -l | grep tmp drwxrwxrwt 13 root root 2048 Sep 3 15:01 tmp ^--- you should have a t here. chmod 1777 /tmp should do it. NOTE: I have no idea wh

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> I moved ~.Xauthority out of the way and let it be recreated. Works for > me now. Removed ~.Xauthority and tried to login via KDM. The ~.Xauthority file was recreated but it had the size of 0 bytes. Not sure why. When I login via regular console first and then start KDE with "startx", the ~.

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> Do you have the kpersonalizer package installed? Yes. I installed kdebase and kpersonalizer is a part of it. > Well, in that case, I believe I'd try creating a new user and try logging > into > KDE via KDM as that user. This will tell you if the problem is system-wide or > specific to your

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread Nate Bargmann
* rs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Sep 03 22:41 -0500]: > > > Debian / Sarge / main > > Hi, > > Just installed KDE. It works but, for some reason, I can't login when using > kdm. When kdm login window appears, I enter my local user id and password, > the screen flickers a couple of times and goes

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread Rob Bochan
On Sunday 04 September 2005 01:23 am, rs wrote: > > You mean the "Session Type"? Under the "session type" I have four (4) > options: Default, Custom, KDE and Failsafe. I tried Default and KDE, the > result is the same, i.e. the screen flickers a couple of times and kdm > prompts for Id and passwor

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread Kent West
rs wrote: >>Double-check that the pull-down menu that allows you to select which >>window manager/environent you want is set to KDE; it sounds like it's >>trying to start a wm/environment that doesn't exist. >> >> > >You mean the "Session Type"? Under the "session type" I have four (4) options

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread rs
> Double-check that the pull-down menu that allows you to select which > window manager/environent you want is set to KDE; it sounds like it's > trying to start a wm/environment that doesn't exist. You mean the "Session Type"? Under the "session type" I have four (4) options: Default, Custom, KD

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread Kent West
rs wrote: >Debian / Sarge / main > >Hi, > >Just installed KDE. It works but, for some reason, I can't login when using >kdm. When kdm login window appears, I enter my local user id and password, the >screen flickers a couple of times and goes back to the login window where I >can enter Id and p

Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread rs
Debian / Sarge / main Hi, Just installed KDE. It works but, for some reason, I can't login when using kdm. When kdm login window appears, I enter my local user id and password, the screen flickers a couple of times and goes back to the login window where I can enter Id and password again. I