If you are using Xfree 4.0.7 there is a misconfiguration in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common-start
exec "$REALSTARTUP" should not be in quotes exec $REALSTARTUP Lance On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:55:05AM -0700, Nick Jennings wrote: > Hello, > > I am a long time debian user, however I'm having a rather odd problem, > perhaps someone here has run into this before. I am running woody, > this is a fresh install. Perhaps it's a bug that needs to be reported? > > I can run X at the prompt (logging in the console), however when I use > kdm (or gdm/xdm) and login, it seems to attempt to start up an X session > and then quits back to the display manager. This happens no matter what > account I login with. (i.e. root, or my user). > > I don't notice really anythis odd in the /var/log/XFree86.0.log, and > I'm stumped. > > All help appreciated. > > > NOTE: Please CC my email directly in response, as I am not subscribed > to debian-user. > > -- > Nick Jennings > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >