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 whi

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? > >

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 ini

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

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?