Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-13 Thread Gary Roach
On 10/12/2012 09:34 AM, Joe wrote: On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:03:04 + (UTC) Curtcu...@free.fr wrote: On 2012-10-11, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: On 10/11/2012 11:32 AM, Curt wrote: On 2012-10-10, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: 3.

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-13 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
On 13/10/2012 08:19, Gary Roach wrote: On 10/12/2012 09:34 AM, Joe wrote: On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:03:04 + (UTC) Curtcu...@free.fr wrote: On 2012-10-11, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: On 10/11/2012 11:32 AM, Curt wrote: On 2012-10-10, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote:

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-12 Thread Curt
On 2012-10-11, Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: On 10/11/2012 11:32 AM, Curt wrote: On 2012-10-10, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: 3. Permissions, owners and structure for files passwd, shadow and group are exactly the same as my entries. How about user

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-12 Thread Joe
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:03:04 + (UTC) Curt cu...@free.fr wrote: On 2012-10-11, Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: On 10/11/2012 11:32 AM, Curt wrote: On 2012-10-10, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: 3. Permissions, owners and structure for files passwd, shadow

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-11 Thread Curt
On 2012-10-10, Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: 3. Permissions, owners and structure for files passwd, shadow and group are exactly the same as my entries. How about user home directory and other user file permissions (which shouldn't belong to root)? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-11 Thread Gary Roach
On 10/11/2012 11:32 AM, Curt wrote: On 2012-10-10, Gary Roachgary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: 3. Permissions, owners and structure for files passwd, shadow and group are exactly the same as my entries. How about user home directory and other user file permissions (which shouldn't

Re: Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread linuxlover
Op woensdag 10 oktober 2012 06:40:03 UTC+2 schreef Gary Roach het volgende: Thanks for the reply. I read the reference but no joy. My login problem is happening at the kdm level before the OS is even started (I think). How does one activate /deactivate the initial login screen. I know this

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread Helgi Örn Helgason
On 10 October 2012 01:53, Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net wrote: I set up her account in passwd and group and I set up her home directory. This is something I don't quite get; how did you create the account? With commands in a terminal? Did you create her home directory manually as root

Re: Fwd: Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
Apologies to the OP, sent it directly to him by mistake, resending to the list. On 10/10/2012 06:30, Gary Roach wrote: On 10/09/2012 07:11 PM, Wally Lepore wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:53:14 -0700 Gary writes: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 04:53:14PM -0700, Gary Roach wrote: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread Gary Roach
On 10/09/2012 04:53 PM, Gary Roach wrote: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in passwd and group

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-10 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
On 10/10/2012 20:55, Gary Roach wrote: On 10/09/2012 04:53 PM, Gary Roach wrote: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set

Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-09 Thread Gary Roach
I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in passwd and group and I set up her home directory. I can log

Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-09 Thread Wally Lepore
On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:53:14 -0700 Gary writes: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in passwd and

Fwd: Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop

2012-10-09 Thread Gary Roach
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