I can't login to xdm after doing an install. I think this may be because i decided to use md5 passwords instead of DES passwords. Can anyone verify this ? I changed the password encryption option in YAST, but I'm not sure if it converts the existing passwords or not. If not, anyone know of an easy way to convert ? Would simply changing my passwords with "passwd" be sufficient you think ? Any other ideas ? I can login fine from the console ... and indeed I can even startx fine from a console session, if i have stopped kdm. cheers, e p.s. anyone know how the suse bootup screen displays the neat green trim and stuff ? you know when all the messages roll by after you have picked your kernl in grub ... is that a kernel patch ? or a grub patch or something ? i have a debian box i would like to get that to work on.
On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 23:42, e-head wrote:
I can't login to xdm after doing an install.
I think this may be because i decided to use md5 passwords instead of DES passwords. Can anyone verify this ?
I changed the password encryption option in YAST, but I'm not sure if it converts the existing passwords or not. If not, anyone know of an easy way to convert ? Would simply changing my passwords with "passwd" be sufficient you think ?
Any other ideas ?
I can login fine from the console ... and indeed I can even startx fine from a console session, if i have stopped kdm.
cheers, e
Should be if you did it from root, you don't need to give the old password... Probably the easiest way... Jerry
p.s. anyone know how the suse bootup screen displays the neat green trim and stuff ? you know when all the messages roll by after you have picked your kernl in grub ...
is that a kernel patch ? or a grub patch or something ? i have a debian box i would like to get that to work on.
P.S. /etc/init.d/splash, .../splash_early, .../splash_late
On Monday 18 October 2004 23:42, e-head wrote:
anyone know how the suse bootup screen displays the neat green trim and stuff ? you know when all the messages roll by after you have picked your kernl in grub ...
is that a kernel patch ? or a grub patch or something ? i have a debian box i would like to get that to work on.
See: http://www.bootsplash.org/ Cheers, Leen
On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:54, you wrote:
On 10/19/04 01:49 or thereabouts, Leendert Meyer scribbled:
On Monday 18 October 2004 23:42, e-head wrote:
anyone know how the suse bootup screen displays the neat green trim and stuff ? you know when all the messages roll by after you have picked your kernl in grub ...
is that a kernel patch ? or a grub patch or something ? i have a debian box i would like to get that to work on.
thanks to both of you. it's funny how simple little stuff like that can be so much fun.
:)
Thanks, glad I could help. :)
and btw, changing my password encryption to DES did in fact fix things. i did have to change the passwords though, for the change to take effect.
Hmmm, I think this is something you should post on the mailinglist. ;) < whoops ! >
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