Logging into KDE, Debian

Rounan · 02-22-2004, 12:35 PM

You can and probably should fool around with XF86Config-4 while in X. It's only checked at X server startup - to make the changes stick, you just have to restart X - a reboot will accomplish this.
If you need a basic shell, ctrl-alt-F<1-6> should work for you.

What video card/monitor are you using?

Post the contents of /var/log/XFree86.0.log and your XF86Config-4?

--Rounan

maillion · 02-22-2004, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HappyTux
Well you have now in Debian it is disabled by default because of security it can be enabled by editing the kdmrc file to allow root login. You can run X apps as after su'ing to root at least that how it works on my box it will just error when you run the program telling you that it is disabled for security reasons then suggest if you wish to run with the -s option (eg. application -s in a console window) you can override and run the application.

No offense, Happy, but I've installed Debian 6 times in the last couple monts, and I've used the standard install (bunches of disks). the net install (1 disk), Morphix LiveCD hdinstall, and finally Knoppix LiveCD hdinstall. None of them disabled root login in X! My current net install has (like all the others) put root at the bottom of my KDE login screen. I really believe the guy has a problem with X, not kdmrc.

rockee · 02-22-2004, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HappyTux
You want to install kdm and change the runlevel back to the default it was the levels 2-5 are all the same in Debian unless you change the behavior by modifing or deleting the entries in the /etc/rc[2-5].d directories. Once kdm is installed it should run and present you with a login screen.

Code:

[04:16 PM Fri Jan 16: stephen @ ~] >$ ll /etc/rc2.d/ K11anacron S20apmd S20inetd S89atd S10sysklogd S20autofs S20lpd S89cron S11hotplug S20cupsys S20makedev S99kdm S11klogd S20dictd S20ssh S99rmnologin S19spamassassin S20exim S20xfs S99stop-bootlogd S20alsa S20hddtemp S89anacron [04:16 PM Fri Jan 16: stephen @ ~] >$ ll /etc/rc3.d/ K11anacron S20apmd S20inetd S89atd S10sysklogd S20autofs S20lpd S89cron S11hotplug S20cupsys S20makedev S99kdm S11klogd S20dictd S20ssh S99rmnologin S19spamassassin S20exim S20xfs S99stop-bootlogd S20alsa S20hddtemp S89anacron [04:16 PM Fri Jan 16: stephen @ ~] >$ ll /etc/rc4.d/ K11anacron S20apmd S20inetd S89atd S10sysklogd S20autofs S20lpd S89cron S11hotplug S20cupsys S20makedev S99kdm S11klogd S20dictd S20ssh S99rmnologin S19spamassassin S20exim S20xfs S99stop-bootlogd S20alsa S20hddtemp S89anacron [04:16 PM Fri Jan 16: stephen @ ~] >$ ll /etc/rc5.d/ K11anacron S20apmd S20inetd S89atd S10sysklogd S20autofs S20lpd S89cron S11hotplug S20cupsys S20makedev S99kdm S11klogd S20dictd S20ssh S99rmnologin S19spamassassin S20exim S20xfs S99stop-bootlogd S20alsa S20hddtemp S89anacron

If it does not start kdm automatically or uses another check the alternatives:

Code:

HappyTux:/home/stephen# update-alternatives --display x-session-manager x-session-manager - status is auto. link currently points to /usr/bin/kde3 /usr/bin/kde3 - priority 40 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/kde3.

Change the --display to --config if you need to change it.

Since all run levels sem to be the same, what should I do specifically in terms of the "rc" directories to make sure my run level 2 works so that login is top a shell and not into X? Is there a file to change or a file to delete and where?