Re: killed gui...

[BadMan]

This is what I receive in tail -f /var/log/secure from the kde2 kdm: Dec 23 17:29:03 linuxbox PAM-warn[2726]: service: kde [on terminal: :0] Dec 23 17:29:03 linuxbox PAM-warn[2726]: user: (uid=0) -> bill [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] Dec 23 17:30:05 linuxbox PAM-warn[2726]: service: kde [on terminal: :0] Dec 23 17:30:05 linuxbox PAM-warn[2726]: user: (uid=0) -> root [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere]   I can find no other items with errors from attempted logins...  I have been doing all this without reboots(and hope to continue so)   Any other Ideas where I should look for possible problems...?         Bill Day ( a.k.a. BadMan )  188133 http://counter.li.org   irc.openprojects.net   #linux-users ( Open 24/7 )   Our crystal tears now fall upon the ashes, but from the dust shall grow a   spirit, to be in compassion for those who are lost, and one in determination   to break those who dare test our resolve to be free...                    http://www.daysdomain.com/tribute.html     2:30pm  up 144 days,  5:01, 17 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ----- Original Message ----- From: BadMan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 2:38 PM Subject: Re: killed gui... ok, I changed my path for inittab to look in /opt/kde2/bin/kdm and receive my gui login for kde again,  however, all users(including root) get a failed login for the kde2 desktop   little more info, all (both kde1 and kde2 we're working perfectly before I began this little escapade to remove kde1)   Also, now on lookout so please excuse the crappy wordwrap   checked /var/log/gui and pointed to /etc/X11/kdm/Xsetup_0: /etc/X11/kdm/Xsetup_0: /opt/kde/bin/kdmdesktop: No such file or directory   So I edited it did telinit 3 then telinit 5 got gui back but still not able to login, see the kdm with all the available suers but login fails....       Bill Day ( a.k.a. BadMan )  188133 http://counter.li.org   irc.openprojects.net   #linux-users ( Open 24/7 )   Our crystal tears now fall upon the ashes, but from the dust shall grow a   spirit, to be in compassion for those who are lost, and one in determination   to break those who dare test our resolve to be free...                    http://www.daysdomain.com/tribute.html     2:30pm  up 144 days,  5:01, 17 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ----- Original Message ----- From: Anita Lewis Newsgroups: sxs.lists.linux-users To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: killed gui... On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:40:57 -0700, Dave Anselmi wrote: > > Look at /etc/inittab.  That's where init gets told what you want to do in > run level 5.  Hopefully the fix is as simple as giving init the correct > path to your new kdm. And if it's not that simple at least you can change the default there from 5 to 2 and boot into console mode.  Make sure that you don't have a link in /etc/rc2.d to kdm or xdm, because on my install that directory had S99xdm. It took me a while to figure out why runlevel 2 was giving me a gui. Anita _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users