xdm problem - only root can login

tiredoldcoder · n00b Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 44

Whenever I try to login as a normal user, the xdm manager just kicks me back to the graphical login screen. I didn't see anything suspicious in the XFree logs, but take a gander at the /var/logs/xdm.log below:

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:20:43 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1487): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 0

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:21:35 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1487): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 0

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:34:29 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1487): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 0

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:37:50 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1487): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly: 0

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:39:49 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1863): fatal IO error 32 (Broken pipe)

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r8 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 13 November 2003
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 20:39:59 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Using vt 7
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/*
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/kde/*/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
xdm error (pid 1874): fatal IO error 32 (Broken pipe)
xdm error (pid 1487): Server crash rate too high: removing display :0

The last thing I did before this was trying to get the screen saver to work for non-root users. So I suspect I goobered up the rights on somethng. Any suggestions?

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moocha · Watchman Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 5722

Hm, the relevant portions seem to be

tiredoldcoder · n00b Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 44

FInal entry on this problem ... I played with it until root couldn't login, then I rebuilt the entire system. End of story. But I'm over it and things are running good. I suspect the logging into gdm as root may have been the cause. From now on I anly SU.

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jetcowbob · n00b Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 15

pazz · Apprentice Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 283

kleine situationsänderung

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beim root dauert es nur etwas länger bis man gekickt wird

pazz

jetcowbob · n00b Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 15

Ok, So to rule out the possiblity that it might be because i dont have kdebase installed, i went ahead and installed it so that the KDE files mentioned in errors in xdm.log. I am still having the same problem.

It is also worth noting that yes, i can log in with root, but for some reason, as soon as i run xoowriter, it crashes back tothe gdm screen. In case it was a result of the fonts, i checked the xorg.conf to see if i should take the font listing out. Turns out, that the xorg.conf listed font directories that it is complaining about,

pazz · Apprentice Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 283

sorry for my remark in german, but i mixed this topic up with a similar one i've just posted in the german subforum...

i had a similar problem, using nome gdm and xorg, since i changed my CFLAGS
from march=pentium4 to march=prescott (pentium4 with so called sse3) since i read about this possibility in the gcc 3.4 online doc and i certainly have such a processor.
the strange thing is this:

when i recompile xorg-x11 with march=pentium4 (the only ebuild compiled this way!)
everything seems to work.

if i change the flaggs again,
the ebuild does not crash, but as you described earlier, i'm kicked just after logging in everytime..

try to change your cflaggs!!

pazz

jetcowbob · n00b Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 15

Well,
I just finished a compile with modified CCFLAGs, and no avail. I basically switched them up so that i got rid of some of the optimizations that are known to cause problems occaisionally. I even did an emerge sync and update world. no help. I have recompiled againwith the old flags after doing the update so that everything was back to the way it was before. But so far, no luck.

Does seem that i can stay logged in as root for quite some time, and not get kicked out until i run open office. I am wondering if it still has somethign to do with the fonts, or if there is some issue with graphics rendering or such.. maybe OpenGL or something along those lines that isnt used until then?

...

RATS! It is something to do with OpenGL for sure. I just ran the fgl_glxgears program and it immediately crashed on me. I will have to look for OpenGL problems in other threads.

Any suggestions are still welcome.

-JCB

jetcowbob · n00b Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 15

Alright, methinks there is something screwy going on beyond the OpenGL.

I will be recompiling a new kernel with the stuff i need again, but just for shits and giggles, i created a new test user which had no OpenGL stuff turned on by default, and at the same time, used the 'Gnome Failsafe' login session.

Same problem. Logged out immediately.
there are no OpenGL apps that would be loading.

But for root, i can log in and stay logged in until i run an OpenGL app.

SO it is starting to look like some sort of odd authentication /OpenGL problem... probably two problems working together to give me a runaround.

If anyone with a better knowledge of how this part of the system works sees this, please help!

mabusfoo · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Orlando, FL

I had this exact same problem and I ignored the posts that told me to delete my config directories .gnome, etc. I tried once to move my home directory to a temp location and create an empty new home directory but it didn't work. After trying other things, I eventually put my original home directory back and deleted something like .g* , .x* , and .X* and that did the trick.

I had this exact same problem right down to the opengl thing. I thought it was the opengl thing since I read this thread but it finally worked after deleting everything. I wish I had done it one file at a time so I could pinpoint the problem a little better.

jetcowbob · n00b Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 15

Hey Ya'll-
Just had to let ya know, that my X is working again. Just started working again after the last

noodge · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

I was experiencing the same problem. I looked through the files and the one that seemed most relavent was .Xauthority, so I deleted it. It was a lucky guess because GDM logged in my user with no problems after that. Hope this helps some future-frustrated users.

zebrapad · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:03 pm Post subject:

<--- this frustrated user did not solve this by removing .Xauthority :evil:

however I am looking at some hints about /etc/pam.d/xdm
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zebrapad · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:32 pm Post subject:

my disk was full, I didn't realise this until I read the post of another victim :
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-331648-highlight-pam+client+rejected+host.html
::sobb::
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