> On November 8, 2003 08:51 am, Mathieu Masse wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > Urgent problem, yesterday I setup my box for XDMCP using > the HOWTO on > > LDP.org. After realizing that it wasn?t secure (better to use > SSH) I went > > back in the files and rechanged them to what they were (backtracked from > > the howto). Then this morning I rebooted my computer (for reboot since > > changing and rechanging the files) and now X wont start and > gives me this > > message: > > > > INIT: ID ?x? respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes. > > > > Every 5 minutes it displays the same message. Here is a > little bit more > > info on my system: X686 running Red Hat 9.0 with Xfree 4.3 > Gnome 2.2. Here > > are the files I changed from the Howto: xdm-conf, Xaccess and gdm.conf. > > These are the files mentioned in the howto, and I don?t remember playing > > with other files. > > > > Also this morning before restarting I was trying to compile > Galeon 1.3.10, > > and since I was missing libraries I used Ximian Red Carpet to > install them > > (all devel rpm?s). Don?t know if this caused the problem. > > > > TIA for the help, don?t want to be stuck using M$ for to long? > > > > Mathieu > > Hi, > you can check /etc/inittab for a line (last line?) that looks similar to: > x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon > > check that and if you change it run "telinit q" to force > rereading of inittab. > /etc/inittab already add this in the file (this was not something I changed) i.e. problem not fixed. Mathieu -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
