Jim, I am not getting a login dialog box, all I get a a gray screen with the X cursor. Could you send me your gdm.conf ?. I suppose this is a authentication issue, but I cant figure out where .
Diego. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McQuillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diego Gil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Red Hat 7.2 and gdm > Diego, > > When you say it doesn't work, are you getting the login dialog box, then > it fails to let > you log in? > > if so, that is a known problem with PAM, if your password is more than 8 > characters. > > This has been fixed with the latest PAM packages available on the redhat > site, and through RHN. > > I've had no problem with GDM other than the >8-char pwd. > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Diego Gil wrote: > > >Jim, > > > >[xdmcp]' was 'Enable=true'. I doesnīt work. Maybe there is something new > >with 7.2, Please look this copy of a recent post : > > > >>Hello Hugo and others... > >> > > > >>I've just started using ltsp myself, and here are some hints: > >> > > > >>I've just got RH 7.2 working with the latest 2.09pre4 version of LTSP. The > >>trick is to run kdm (or xdm) not gdm on the server. Ext3 is not an issue. > >>To run kdm edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop and set DESKTOP="KDE". You have to > >>then reboot the server (or init 3, init 5). There is something in the new > >>gdm that even with a "correctly" configured gdm.conf file it refuses to > >>authorize XDMCP sessions for other hosts. Anyone have success fixing > >> > >gdm.conf? > > > >>---Venkat. > >> > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jim McQuillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Diego Gil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:52 AM > >Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Red Hat 7.2 and gdm > > > > > >>Diego, > >> > >>Take a look at your /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf file. > >> > >>Look for the '[xdmcp]' section and make sure it says 'Enable=true'. > >> > >>Somewhere along the way, somebody changed the entry from 'Enable=0/1' to > >>'Enable = false/true'. > >> > >>The newer versions require the 'true' instead of '1'. > >> > >>Hope that helps, > >> > >>Jim McQuillan > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >>Diego Gil wrote: > >> > >>>Jim, > >>>Iīm sorry for the delay to answer. I was out during weekend. > >>> > >>>I mean that gmd reject the workstation connection. I get only the "gray > >>>screen with an X". I donīt have thne linux box here right now, but log > >>> > >files > > > >>>says something about "connection rejected". Iīll send you log files > >>> > >later. > > > >>>xdmcp is enabled, gdm is running but I canīt get login. > >>> > >>>If I change /etc/sysconfig/desktop to "KDE", I get a kde login, > >>> > >>>Diego. > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Jim McQuillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: "Diego Gil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 1:10 AM > >>>Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Red Hat 7.2 and gdm > >>> > >>> > >>>Diego, > >>> > >>>When you say that gdm doesn't work, what do you mean? > >>> > >>>Are you getting errors ? > >>> > >>>give us something to go on. > >>> > >>>I've not had any problem with gdm and 7.2, in fact, it's running > >>>right now. > >>> > >>>Jim McQuillan > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>>On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Diego Gil wrote: > >>> > >>>>Anybody knows how to use gdm with RedHat 7.2 and ltsp-2.09pre4 ? I have > >>>> > >>>done > >>> > >>>>the same configuration as 7.1 and 2.09pre3 and doesnīt work. It works > >>>> > >with > > > >>>>kdm, but I need gdm. > >>>> > >>>>I have installed RedHat 7.2 and ltsp in a dual PIII 1GHz, with 1 Gb RAM > >>>> > >>>and > >>> > >>>>two 18gb scsi disks. OpenOffice 638c work great (with KDE). I am trying > >>>> > >>>with > >>> > >>>>a Compaq (AMD processor, SiS620 video card and MV520 monitor) with a > >>>> > >>>RL8139 > >>> > >>>>(with bootrom burned by me) as workstation. > >>>> > >>>>Very good looking -lpp- kernel !. > >>>> > >>>>Diego Gil. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_____________________________________________________________________ > >>>>Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > >>>>For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > >>>> > >>> > >>>_____________________________________________________________________ > >>>Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > >>>For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > >>> > >> > > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
