Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work

Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work

[Malachi De Ælfweald]

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From: Corinna Vinschen [ mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com ]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:50 PM
To: Malachi De ?lfweald
Subject: Re: Cygwin Question


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Thanks,
Corinna

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 02:07:47PM -0700, Malachi De ?lfweald wrote:
> Corinna,
> 
> I realize you're busy -- so I will try to keep this short.
> 
> I have been reading through your docs (inetutils readme, login readme,
> website comments, forum comments, etc) and I just can't seem to get past
> this issue.
> I have tried everything I could find in any doc (yours or anothers), and
it
> just isn't working.
> 
> >From within cygwin, I type "login". No matter what user (or domain\user)
I
> use, it always fails.  I have followed the docs regarding the mkpasswd,
the
> mkgroup, environment variables....
> The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed XFree86 and KDE.
I
> am trying to run "kdm" (or even "xdm") and it just says that only root can
> run it. But I can't log in as root (or even myself).
> 
> Any possible help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thank you,
> Malachi

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RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work

[Ralf Habacker]

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1. Make sure, that you are using the last kde version (currently the beta 1).

2. please read the beta 1 readme installation part (The file kde-1.1.2-b1.README
in the sourceforges kde-cygwin project download area.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-cygwin/ ) There you find hints for get
running kde. In short:
	1. Install cygwin/xfree/kde (with kdemisc) as described in the kde beta 1
readme
	2a. start a a bash shell and enter startx & or
	2b. call the startkde1.bat in the cygwin home dir with explorer

3. KDM isn't supported yet. (is documented in the readme). I have recognized
this problem already, but currently had no time to fix this

regards

Ralf


> Von: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]Im Auftrag von Malachi De
> Ælfweald
> Gesendet am: Freitag, 24. August 2001 20:45
> An: 'cygwin@cygwin.com'
> Betreff: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the
> documentation seemed to work
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corinna Vinschen [ mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com ]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:50 PM
> To: Malachi De ?lfweald
> Subject: Re: Cygwin Question
>
>
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> cygwin@cygwin.com. Subscribing is easy by sending an empty email to
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>
> Thanks,
> Corinna
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 02:07:47PM -0700, Malachi De ?lfweald wrote:
> > Corinna,
> >
> > I realize you're busy -- so I will try to keep this short.
> >
> > I have been reading through your docs (inetutils readme, login readme,
> > website comments, forum comments, etc) and I just can't seem to get past
> > this issue.
> > I have tried everything I could find in any doc (yours or anothers), and
> it
> > just isn't working.
> >
> > >From within cygwin, I type "login". No matter what user (or domain\user)
> I
> > use, it always fails.  I have followed the docs regarding the mkpasswd,
> the
> > mkgroup, environment variables....
> > The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed XFree86 and KDE.
> I
> > am trying to run "kdm" (or even "xdm") and it just says that only root can
> > run it. But I can't log in as root (or even myself).
> >





> > Any possible help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Malachi
>
> --
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> Cygwin Developer
> Red Hat, Inc.
> mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com
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RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work

[Malachi De Ælfweald]

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Thanks for the reply.

I installed it at home, and everything went smoothly, so I am thinking it
has to do with the ntsec issues here at work.

Also, KDE is not the only problem.  Neither xdm or kdm work (because they
want to run as root even if "id" says I am root), and login doesn't work.

I am going to rip-n-reinstall from scratch at work and see if that works.

Thanks again,
Malachi

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralf Habacker [ mailto:Ralf.Habacker@freenet.de ]
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:39 AM
To: Cygwin
Cc: Malachi De Ælfweald
Subject: RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of
the documentation seemed to work


1. Make sure, that you are using the last kde version (currently the beta
1).

2. please read the beta 1 readme installation part (The file
kde-1.1.2-b1.README
in the sourceforges kde-cygwin project download area.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-cygwin/ ) There you find hints for get
running kde. In short:
	1. Install cygwin/xfree/kde (with kdemisc) as described in the kde
beta 1
readme
	2a. start a a bash shell and enter startx & or
	2b. call the startkde1.bat in the cygwin home dir with explorer

3. KDM isn't supported yet. (is documented in the readme). I have recognized
this problem already, but currently had no time to fix this

regards

Ralf


> Von: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]Im Auftrag von Malachi De
> Ælfweald
> Gesendet am: Freitag, 24. August 2001 20:45
> An: 'cygwin@cygwin.com'
> Betreff: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the
> documentation seemed to work
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corinna Vinschen [ mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com ]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:50 PM
> To: Malachi De ?lfweald
> Subject: Re: Cygwin Question
>
>
> Please ask Cygwin related questions on the appropriate mailing list
> cygwin@cygwin.com. Subscribing is easy by sending an empty email to
>
> 	mailto:cygwin-subscribe@cygwin.com
>
> Thanks,
> Corinna
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 02:07:47PM -0700, Malachi De ?lfweald wrote:
> > Corinna,
> >
> > I realize you're busy -- so I will try to keep this short.
> >
> > I have been reading through your docs (inetutils readme, login readme,
> > website comments, forum comments, etc) and I just can't seem to get past
> > this issue.
> > I have tried everything I could find in any doc (yours or anothers), and
> it
> > just isn't working.
> >
> > >From within cygwin, I type "login". No matter what user (or
domain\user)
> I
> > use, it always fails.  I have followed the docs regarding the mkpasswd,
> the
> > mkgroup, environment variables....
> > The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed XFree86 and
KDE.
> I
> > am trying to run "kdm" (or even "xdm") and it just says that only root
can
> > run it. But I can't log in as root (or even myself).
> >





> > Any possible help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Malachi
>
> --
> Corinna Vinschen
> Cygwin Developer
> Red Hat, Inc.
> mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com
>
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RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work

[Ralf Habacker]

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Hi,

Try kdm -debug 1. This disables the "must be root" condition. Please note that
in debugmode
kdm could not be started as daemon.

The problem is that getuid() returns 0 for user root. Look in the /etc/passwd.
If have tried to set the user id of the relating user name to zero and kdm goes
on.
May be this is not a good way and there are other ways to do it better, but
currently I don*t know.

Ragards
Ralf
KDE-Cygwin: http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Malachi De Ælfweald [ mailto:MalachiD@jBASE.com ]
> Gesendet am: Montag, 27. August 2001 17:26
> An: 'Ralf Habacker'; Cygwin
> Betreff: RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of
> the documentation seemed to work
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I installed it at home, and everything went smoothly, so I am thinking it
> has to do with the ntsec issues here at work.
>
> Also, KDE is not the only problem.  Neither xdm or kdm work (because they
> want to run as root even if "id" says I am root), and login doesn't work.
>
> I am going to rip-n-reinstall from scratch at work and see if that works.
>
> Thanks again,
> Malachi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralf Habacker [ mailto:Ralf.Habacker@freenet.de ]
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:39 AM
> To: Cygwin
> Cc: Malachi De Ælfweald
> Subject: RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of
> the documentation seemed to work
>
>
> 1. Make sure, that you are using the last kde version (currently the beta
> 1).
>
> 2. please read the beta 1 readme installation part (The file
> kde-1.1.2-b1.README
> in the sourceforges kde-cygwin project download area.
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-cygwin/ ) There you find hints for get
> running kde. In short:
> 	1. Install cygwin/xfree/kde (with kdemisc) as described in the kde
> beta 1
> readme
> 	2a. start a a bash shell and enter startx & or
> 	2b. call the startkde1.bat in the cygwin home dir with explorer
>
> 3. KDM isn't supported yet. (is documented in the readme). I have recognized
> this problem already, but currently had no time to fix this
>
> regards
>
> Ralf
>
>
> > Von: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]Im Auftrag von Malachi De
> > Ælfweald
> > Gesendet am: Freitag, 24. August 2001 20:45
> > An: 'cygwin@cygwin.com'
> > Betreff: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the
> > documentation seemed to work
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Corinna Vinschen [ mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com ]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:50 PM
> > To: Malachi De ?lfweald
> > Subject: Re: Cygwin Question
> >
> >
> > Please ask Cygwin related questions on the appropriate mailing list
> > cygwin@cygwin.com. Subscribing is easy by sending an empty email to
> >
> > 	mailto:cygwin-subscribe@cygwin.com
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Corinna
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 02:07:47PM -0700, Malachi De ?lfweald wrote:
> > > Corinna,
> > >
> > > I realize you're busy -- so I will try to keep this short.
> > >
> > > I have been reading through your docs (inetutils readme, login readme,
> > > website comments, forum comments, etc) and I just can't seem to get past
> > > this issue.
> > > I have tried everything I could find in any doc (yours or anothers), and
> > it
> > > just isn't working.
> > >
> > > >From within cygwin, I type "login". No matter what user (or
> domain\user)
> > I
> > > use, it always fails.  I have followed the docs regarding the mkpasswd,
> > the
> > > mkgroup, environment variables....
> > > The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed XFree86 and
> KDE.
> > I
> > > am trying to run "kdm" (or even "xdm") and it just says that only root
> can
> > > run it. But I can't log in as root (or even myself).
> > >
>
>
>
>
>
> > > Any possible help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Malachi
> >
> > --
> > Corinna Vinschen
> > Cygwin Developer
> > Red Hat, Inc.
> > mailto:vinschen@cygnus.com
> >
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