Re: startx asking for a password

2001-04-24 Thread Mike G 
On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 05:05:38PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
 on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:43:13PM -0300, Mike G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
  hi, 
  I'm running potato, and when I try to startx I get something like
  password:
  password:
 ...
  Any one got any idea of this?
  PS: I interrupt it happily with ^C
 
 Look for a 'su' or 'sudo' call in your init scripts, ~/.xinitrc or
 /etc/X11/Xsession.

no match for this

 Try passing an explicit client argument to startx, e.g.:
 
$ startx xterm 
 
 ...and report if it still prompts for a password.

still the problem persists.
I also tried as root, no results.

Re: startx asking for a password

2001-04-24 Thread Gordon Hart 
 $ startx xterm
 
  ...and report if it still prompts for a password.

 still the problem persists.
 I also tried as root, no results.

try editing the startx script and add

set +x

at the start of it, it should echo the commands it runs as it does so ,
might give you a clue as to which one is causing it if you can't tell from
just looking..

startx asking for a password

2001-04-23 Thread Mike G 
hi, 
I'm running potato, and when I try to startx I get something like
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
password:
Any one got any idea of this?
PS: I interrupt it happily with ^C

Re: startx asking for a password

2001-04-23 Thread Raffaele Sandrini 
On Tuesday 24 April 2001 01:43, Mike G wrote:
 hi,
   I'm running potato, and when I try to startx I get something like
 password:
 password:
 password:
 Any one got any idea of this?
 PS: I interrupt it happily with ^C
looks like it asks for root (or another user) through su. I am not sure 
about that but try it as root if that happns again then i don't know what the 
prob is but if not then you should check the preferences for X whether it is 
configured to be used not from root.

cheers,
Raffaele
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Re: startx asking for a password

2001-04-23 Thread Karsten M. Self 
on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:43:13PM -0300, Mike G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
 hi, 
   I'm running potato, and when I try to startx I get something like
 password:
 password:
...
 Any one got any idea of this?
 PS: I interrupt it happily with ^C

Look for a 'su' or 'sudo' call in your init scripts, ~/.xinitrc or
/etc/X11/Xsession.

Try passing an explicit client argument to startx, e.g.:

   $ startx xterm 

...and report if it still prompts for a password.

Cheers.

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