i have got problem with gdm

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Posted 25 December 2003 - 06:52 PM

Hello,
i am in deep trouble.
i wanted to edit the login screen/gretter of gnome/kde.
i made some changes in the gdm.conf file located in \etc\x11\gdm\.
but, i forgot to make a backup, when i saved changes .and restarted the system, the x server couldn't start.

"FATAL SERVER ERROR:
XF860OPENCONSOLE:cannot open virtual console3(input/output error)"

i don't know whats the problem. i have replaced the origional edited file with the factory-gdm.conf but of no vail.i have to get my box working as soon as possible, i need all the help that experts over here can offer.
Plz help me fast.thanking in anticipation.
Regards.

#2 danleff

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Posted 25 December 2003 - 09:01 PM

What distro do you have, and what version?

Debian, RedHat, Mandrake?

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Posted 25 December 2003 - 11:46 PM

RedHat linux 9.0 (shrike)
kernel 2.4.0

#4 danleff

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Posted 26 December 2003 - 01:14 AM

Darn, I was hoping that it would be Debian. I don't have ReHat on my system, so I won't pretend to know the answer. But, it looks like an X-windows issue, or having the right permissions on the gdm.conf file.

Perhaps the sysadmin has an answer. However, let me ask one thing that may help clarify a point. How did you replace the gdm.conf file, copy it using the cp command in root? Renamed it from the factory name to gdm.conf?

#5 Dapper Dan

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Posted 26 December 2003 - 01:21 AM

If you're not in X, but have a command prompt, become root and try typing:
xdm [enter] or
kdm [enter]

And then sign in username and password. Until you get gdm figured out, those might at least get you into your desktop environment.