Re: User startup of Gnome/enlightenment with startx only

[aderhaag wolfenet com (Alan E. Derhaag)]

aderhaag wolfenet com (Alan E. Derhaag) writes:

> I can't seem to get the installation right in order to allow a
> non-root user to get past the login screen while in init level 5
> (gdm).  Root can get in.  In order to get access to enlightenment for
> a non-root user I need to use startx..  and that works with no
> problem.
> 
> I believe there is a permissions problem but the log is very sketchy
> and doesn't give much help.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated!
> 

Figured it out!  Both the /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome|Default and the
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession files start with the pound-bang (#!) line of:

	#!/bin/bash -login

By tracking the last used date is was clear that the called script
(../xdm/Xsession) was not being called.  When I removed the `-login'
from both scripts, the problems disappeared and a non-root user can
now start up a Xsession while under gdm.  I don't know why..  it just
works.