Thank you Steve for the answer. I did already a closer look at /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.config and studied the possible entries and their settings. No idea (however, I use the factory settings). Starting X with startx (after having logged in via console) does work for a normal user. Problems occur (see below) when the graphical login is used. Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 05:14:38PM +0200, Benno Stein wrote: > > >>I'm running Redhat 7.3, Gnome desktop, and the gdm display manager. > > >>I've the following problem with the graphical login: > > >>When a normal user logs in, the graphical login disappears, and >>instead of to be logged, the graphical login comes again. This >>only appears at the first login after a shutdown/reboot. > > >>However, root is always able to log in normally. > > > The pam_unix module does not "close" your session; the calling > application (gdm) informs PAM that the session is being closed. If your > session is being closed prematurely, look for the answer in gdm's config. > > Steve Langasek > postmodern programmer _______________________________________________ Pam-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
