john smith wrote: > hello, > I am no longer able to log in x-windows (via xdm) on non-root account.. x > windows only allows root to log on. when trying to log on using non-root > account the screen flickers for a moment then returns back to the xdm login > prompt. has this something to do with permissions or something? > > hoping for some kind of clue. thanks.
Can non-root users log into the console? Have you done any mucking around with permissions or anything that would affect permissions? I had these symtoms on two seperate occasions. One was when I moved the HOME directories for non root users to a place they didn't have read/write permission. The other was when I screwed up using an admin tools and expired all the non-root logins. You might consider making a new user account and seeing if the new login has the same problem as the old.