On 24.03.14 at 21:08, message wrote: > On 2014-03-23 18:13, arch-general-requ...@archlinux.org wrote: > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:06:12 -0400 > >From: Mark Lee <m...@markelee.com> > >Subject: Re: [arch-general] graphical display management > > > >On 03/20/2014 06:50 PM, Guus Snijders wrote: > >>Op 20 mrt. 2014 18:36 schreef "message" <let...@openmailbox.org> het > >>volgende: > >>> > >>[ gdm ] > >>> > >>>After power-on, the computer > >>>starts with a sign-in prompt. > >>>Normal user does not work. > >>>Signed in as root [...] > >> > >>Ok, now we're getting somewhere. > >>When the logon as user "does not work", do you get an error message? > >> > > error: 'login incorrect'. > > As root, enter the command 'su a' and not prompted for a password. 'less > /etc/shadow' shows the password for the user. > > Interestingly, 'su a' results in the cursor 'pwd' to be the root home > directory and not '/home/a'. >
This is the expected behaviour. Just run the command 'cd', without arguments it will get you into the home directory, which should be '/home/a'. Or run 'su -l a'. > > > >Do you have the correct graphics drivers installed (xf86-video-*)? At > >least xf86-video-vesa should work. See > ><https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Driver_installation> > > > > Yes, according to the successful initiation of an x session when signed in > as root and the driver installation test instructions.
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