on Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 03:47:08PM -0500, George Georgalis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Something seems wrong with the archives at the moment... > > > I just finished walking remote hands through a not so simple x > configuration. whew. > > now a user can 'startx' and use the session, but with gdm the session > starts then immediately returns to the gdm login. > > I presume there is a permissions problem here... how do I enable users > with console access (or users in a group) to access (run) the xserver?
In /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config: allowed_users=console You should be able to manage this setting with: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-common man 5 Xwrapper.config for more information. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Spread the real scoop on Xenu and The Church of Scientology, link <a href="http://xenu.org/";>Scientology</a> on your website. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]