> > Looks wrong; the parameter -d is "-d directory", explained > as "Store databases into specified destination directory > instead of /etc." > > The coorect command should be > > # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd > > See "man pwd_mkdb" for details. > >> but it fails with a pam_auth() or I can't remember exact error >> message, I will need to run command and post the exact error message >> here :( > > Some file access error would be possible. > >> Either do this, or install a desktop which does not depend on >> devel/dbus package(s). > > The dbus port is often used to "enhance functionality", but > it's not entirely required to run KDE, Gnome or Xfce (to name > the "big three"). Just make sure X is compiled without it. > Maybe some functionality might be missing, but if you don't > depend on it... as for just automount, FreeBSD has a native > solution that worked even before HAL and DBUS. > > --
Polytropon & all, I have run # vipw /etc/master.passwd and removed the offending line #25. Then I ran the command # pwd_mkdb -d /etc/master.passwd and it succeeded! :) Then I readded the user with adduser command and all is well. I got back my xfce desktop and it is working. Thanks to special folks like you and others who are very helpful. I was getting desperate and was about to throw the towel and reinstall FreeBSD on this machine. I had old backups from last year, but all the new changes would have been a waste to get back from those. Best Regards, Antonio _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"