Bug 61347 - kdm doesn't work
Summary: kdm doesn't work
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Raw Hide
Classification: Retired
Component: kdebase
Version: 1.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: wdovlrrw
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-03-18 10:03 UTC by Tim Waugh
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:40 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2002-03-19 17:27:45 UTC
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Description Tim Waugh 2002-03-18 10:03:19 UTC 
Description of Problem:
Kdm doesn't work at all.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kdebase-3.0.0-0.cvs20020314.1

How Reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install system with KDE as default desktop environment.
2. Try to log on as root (or anyone).

Actual Results:
Session is not started.  Login prompt appears again.

Expected Results:
Session started.

Additional Information:
Worked not very long ago.
Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2002-03-18 10:31:15 UTC 
Just tried kdebase-3.0.0-0.cvs20020307.1: kdm worked in that package, so the
broken change was introduced since then.
Comment 2 Tim Waugh 2002-03-19 00:11:26 UTC 
Still happens with kdebase-3.0.0-0.cvs20020314.3.
Comment 3 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2002-03-19 14:55:11 UTC 
No, it doesn't, but the *@'$% "rpm can't replace a directory with a symlink" bug is 
preventing the fixed files from installing correctly.
Comment 4 Tim Waugh 2002-03-19 16:18:24 UTC 
I just did a clean install (with kdebase-3.0.0-0.cvs20020314.3) and kdm doesn't
work.
Comment 5 Than Ngo 2002-03-19 16:56:30 UTC 
Could you please check if a symlink /usr/share/config/kdm -> 
../../../etc/kde/kdm does exist on your machine? 
 
Please send the /etc/kde/kdm/Xstartup.
Comment 6 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2002-03-19 17:21:06 UTC 
Ok, found a way to reproduce this... Does it go away if you pick the "kde" instead of 
"default" session for you as well?
Comment 7 Tim Waugh 2002-03-19 17:27:39 UTC 
Yes, picking 'kde' makes it work.
Comment 8 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2002-03-20 16:04:03 UTC 
Fixed in .4
Comment 9 Holger Eilhard 2002-03-22 12:29:07 UTC 
Where can I get the new RPM's as they seem not to available through rh.rh.com?
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