Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com From: "Ralf Habacker" To: "Cygwin" Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Malachi_De_=C6lfweald?= Subject: RE: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the documentation seemed to work Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:39:25 +0200 Message-ID: <000901c12d39$109ac9d0$f86207d5@BRAMSCHE> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 In-Reply-To: <11DA90DB57270946997CE1A2095E01648ACF2C@fenchurch.pdx.jbase.com> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 1. Make sure, that you are using the last kde version (currently the beta 1). 2. please read the beta 1 readme installation part (The file kde-1.1.2-b1.README in the sourceforges kde-cygwin project download area. http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-cygwin/) There you find hints for get running kde. In short: 1. Install cygwin/xfree/kde (with kdemisc) as described in the kde beta 1 readme 2a. start a a bash shell and enter startx & or 2b. call the startkde1.bat in the cygwin home dir with explorer 3. KDM isn't supported yet. (is documented in the readme). I have recognized this problem already, but currently had no time to fix this regards Ralf > Von: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com]Im Auftrag von Malachi De > Ælfweald > Gesendet am: Freitag, 24. August 2001 20:45 > An: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com' > Betreff: Problem with root account, login, X, KDE, etc -- none of the > documentation seemed to work > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Corinna Vinschen [mailto:vinschen AT cygnus DOT com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:50 PM > To: Malachi De ?lfweald > Subject: Re: Cygwin Question > > > Please ask Cygwin related questions on the appropriate mailing list > cygwin AT cygwin DOT com. Subscribing is easy by sending an empty email to > > mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com > > Thanks, > Corinna > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 02:07:47PM -0700, Malachi De ?lfweald wrote: > > Corinna, > > > > I realize you're busy -- so I will try to keep this short. > > > > I have been reading through your docs (inetutils readme, login readme, > > website comments, forum comments, etc) and I just can't seem to get past > > this issue. > > I have tried everything I could find in any doc (yours or anothers), and > it > > just isn't working. > > > > >From within cygwin, I type "login". No matter what user (or domain\user) > I > > use, it always fails. I have followed the docs regarding the mkpasswd, > the > > mkgroup, environment variables.... > > The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed XFree86 and KDE. > I > > am trying to run "kdm" (or even "xdm") and it just says that only root can > > run it. But I can't log in as root (or even myself). > > > > Any possible help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > Malachi > > -- > Corinna Vinschen > Cygwin Developer > Red Hat, Inc. > mailto:vinschen AT cygnus DOT com > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/