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scologin X gui

From: dryan@slonet.org (Diller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
Subject: Re: Yet another X problem (more precisely, scologin)
Message-ID: <dryan-2111000736120001@cas1-178.snlo.dialup.slonet.org> 
References: <dryan-2011000911430001@cas1-156.snlo.dialup.slonet.org>
<20001120155255.A1682@jpradley.jpr.com> 
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 07:36:11 -0800
X-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 07:35:25 PST (newsfeed.avtel.net)

Wow! I can't imagine how much time you saved me. Thank you!

If I had happened to find Xerrors before posting, I would have seen
something to the effect of "display :0 closed abnormally".  And who knows
where that helpful message would have taken me...

The problem was that while root uses 'sh', my personal account is set for
'bash'.  And when I had tried another generic account just to try a
different shell, the account I chose was set for 'rsh'. No go.  After
JPR's message, I just copied Xsession-sh to Xsession-bash and was able to
log in from scologin.  So that's a big gold star for Mr. Radley, and a
bucket of ashes for SCO.

And that was a great tip on the F1 login.  Where else in the world would I
have learned that?  I'm not quite sure how I might use that login mode,
but it's nice to learn about it.

I am still unable to use the UNIX button on my (non-root) desktop.  The
virtual tty just opens and immediately closes.  Root doesn't have any
problem. The F1 login does work from my personal account.

Thanks again,
Diller

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