Perhaps a shadow password problem? Or a problem with $HOME/.xsession or /etc/X11/Xsession. Does $HOME/.xsession show any errors.
Mark Simos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : I have recently reinstalled debian 2.2.17 on my virtual machine : I installed xfree86 and xdm using apt-get : I get a graphical login from xdm upon boot : I enter valid credentials : the login goes away, i get about 2 seconds of the grey background before : I get a graphical logon again. the loop never ends. : Much appreciate where to look to solve this guy : TIA : Mark : -- : Mark Anthony Simos, MCSE : Poet, Playwright, Swing Dancer : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- *********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ --