kdm - login fails for all users [SOLVED]

nuzzy · Last edited by nuzzy on Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:47 am; edited 1 time in total

I just set up kde-4.0 and kdm. Whenever I try to login I get "login failed". I know the password is correct. Does anyone know why this is happening?
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pappy_mcfae · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:

Are you logging in as root? If so, it will fail because the default for kdm is to block root logins. That behavior can be fixed by editing /usr/kde/4.0/share/config/kdm/kdmrc (I *think* that's where they hide that file). However, you'll have to enter your Gentoo environment through chroot in order to edit it.

Blessed be!
Pappy
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nuzzy · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:29 am Post subject:

Hi,

Nope, not logging in as root. What do I need to edit in kdmrc?
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nuzzy · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:

I figured it out. I had copied a version of "xorg.conf" from a user and their keyboard was set to "fr" instead of "us", so I was typing the wrong characters.
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