Dumb suggestion - log on to the server as root and type xdm, and then see if the login box appears on the client?
John On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 14:10, Diego Gil wrote: > 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 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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