[gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[El TuZa]

Hi, I'm new to gentoo..I have just emerged KDE and it works fine, but
I can't log with the root account from kdm, or either create a root
account in a console using 'su'.
How could I solve this?
Another thing is that even I changed to runlevel 4 in /etc/inittab it
keeps loading with runlevel 3.
10x
tuza

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[Hemmann, Volker Armin]

On Thursday 09 February 2006 18:45, El TuZa wrote:
> Hi, I'm new to gentoo..I have just emerged KDE and it works fine, but
> I can't log with the root account from kdm, or either create a root
> account in a console using 'su'.

the user has to be in group wheel


> Another thing is that even I changed to runlevel 4 in /etc/inittab it
> keeps loading with runlevel 3.

runlevel? gentoo? runlevel?

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[El TuZa]

> runlevel? gentoo? runlevel?
>
Sorry, I told I was new to gentoo...I was using slackware till I got
my amd64 and slamd64 didn't do it for me. How does gentoo manage with
runlevels? how to do to start kdm automatically?
10x again
tuza

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[Uwe Thiem]

On 09 February 2006 19:45, El TuZa wrote:
> Hi, I'm new to gentoo..I have just emerged KDE and it works fine, but
> I can't log with the root account from kdm
Assuming your KDE version is 3.5:

Go to /usr/kde/3.5/share/config/kdm, edit kdmrc and search for 
"AllowRootLogin". Set it to "true". If your version of KDE differs you have 
to adjust that part of the path.

Uwe

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[Hemmann, Volker Armin]

On Thursday 09 February 2006 19:42, El TuZa wrote:
> > runlevel? gentoo? runlevel?
>
> Sorry, I told I was new to gentoo...I was using slackware till I got
> my amd64 and slamd64 didn't do it for me. How does gentoo manage with
> runlevels? how to do to start kdm automatically?

rc-update add xdm default

as root

also open 
/etc/rc.conf 

and set 
DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"

for the runlevels:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=4

as you can see here:
l0:0:wait:/sbin/rc shutdown
l1:S1:wait:/sbin/rc single
l2:2:wait:/sbin/rc nonetwork
l3:3:wait:/sbin/rc default
l4:4:wait:/sbin/rc default
l5:5:wait:/sbin/rc default
l6:6:wait:/sbin/rc reboot

3, 4 and 5 are the same runlevel (default)

you call runlevels by their name in gentoo (single, nonetwork, boot, default). 
If you want to run something in a certain runlevel you add it with rc-update.

thus rc-update add xdm default

will add the xdm init script to the default runlevel - which login manager is 
started is determined by rc.conf  . while
rc-update add hotplug boot

would add hotplug to the boot runlevel

removing is done with 'del' instead of add.

This is all explained in detail in the documentation, please read it.

Glück Auf
Volker

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[El TuZa]

Thanks, I've already seen the handbook and it's done. Next time I'll
look there before I ask :)


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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[Rick van Hattem]

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On Thursday 09 February 2006 19:42, El TuZa wrote:
> > runlevel? gentoo? runlevel?
>
> Sorry, I told I was new to gentoo...I was using slackware till I got
> my amd64 and slamd64 didn't do it for me. How does gentoo manage with
> runlevels? how to do to start kdm automatically?
> 10x again
> tuza
>
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> Fui a hacer el ITV y me dieron la oblea. Junto a ella un paquete de
> Operas y un CD de Pavarotti. Todo encaja a la perfección. Todo, menos
> la marcha atrás.

Step 1. edit /etc/rc.conf and set the DISPLAYMANAGER to kdm
Step 2. add xdm to default runlevel (command: 'rc-update add xdm default')

Reboot and see if it works ;)

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Re: [gentoo-user] KDM - KDE root problem

[Maximilian Gaß]

>  how to do to start kdm automatically?

edit /etc/rc.conf and set DISPLAYMANAGER to "kdm"

Afterwards run:
rc-update add xdm default		(add to runlevel)
/etc/init.d/xdm					(start kdm)

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