On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Jason wrote:
> I just install Debian 1.3 on a fresh system and set XDM to load on startup
> like I have done before. But XDM isn't allowing me to logon using root or
> my normal account. It just tells me that the password is incorrect. Does
> this have something to do with XDM not knowing about shadow passwords?
Exactly (sort of.)
Until this is fixed in xdm, turn off shadow passwords:
Ctrl-Alt-F1
log in as root and type:
shadowconfig off
return to x (Ctrl-F7)
you can log in again
Good luck,
Joost
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