Many thanks, I made the change and will let the list know if it works or not. (I'm not local to the machine at this time)
Curt- In reply to 10 Jun message from Brad Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >Hello, > I believe this problem occurs because the default xdm does not handle shadow >passwords. But there should be a file called xdm-shadow in /usr/X11/bin which >will do what you want. To run it during startup, try editing the xdm file in >/etc/init.d. Change the line that reads "start-stop-daemon --start --verbose >--exec /usr/bin/X11/xdm" to "start-stop-daemon --start --verbose --exec >/usr/bin/X11/xdm-shadow" Best of luck. >-Brad >Message from Curt Howland ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> >> Hi. >> >> I've been wrestling with X, just like everyone else it would >> seem. However, I've gotten it *almost* working. The trouble >> now seems to be related to shadow passwords. >> >> I have shadow passwords turned on, under Debian 1.3. However, >> the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize >> any of the valid userID/password combinations. >> >> My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, >> and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. >> >> 1) Is there a setting to make it work? >> >> 2) If !1, then how do I turn off the automatic X boot-up >> so I can startx after logging on? >> >> Curt- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Curt Howland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Priss.com "The Probability Broach" by L. Neil Smith ISBN:0-812-53875-7 Available from Laissez Faire Books http://www.lfb.org/ 1.800.326.0996 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
