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Bug 624

Summary:	Can't Login with KDM
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	Darrell <darrella>
Component:	tdebase	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	blocker	CC:	bugwatch, darrella, raevyn
Priority:	P1
Version:	3.5.13 [Trinity]
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Slackware 13
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:		Application Name:	KDM
Attachments:	Patch to check for libcrypt - to make KDM functional in Slackware

Description Darrell 2011-11-15 14:44:39 CST

I am unable to login in with the Trinity KDM. Even when root login is enabled, the login fails. All I receive is a "Login failed" message.

I have tagged this report as specific to Slackware, but I don't know whether this is Slackware specific.

I suspect this is an authentication problem. I suspect KDM is looking for PAM but Slackware does not use PAM. Slackware uses shadow passwords.

Slackware does provide PolicyKit but using that layer is not required. The KDE 4 KDM, which is part of the stock Slackware, is not built or dependent upon PolicyKit.

I built kdebase with the WITH_PAM=OFF option. No change. Enabling/disabling SAK makes no difference.

Note: I have built KDE 3.5.10 for Slackware 13.1 and KDM there works fine.

Comment 1 Raevyn 2011-11-17 15:49:49 CST

I have found it also that KDM wont allow root logins for Kubuntu 10.10.

Comment 2 Timothy Pearson 2011-11-17 15:57:09 CST

(In reply to comment #1)
> I have found it also that KDM wont allow root logins for Kubuntu 10.10.

This is normal for Ubuntu.  You can enable root logins via the KDM Control Center module.

Comment 3 Darrell 2011-11-18 18:21:24 CST

Patch was required to solve this problem. Patch attached. Please merge upstream into GIT when GIT is ready. :)

And thanks!

Comment 4 Darrell 2011-11-18 18:22:54 CST

Created attachment 133 [details]
Patch to check for libcrypt - to make KDM functional in Slackware

Comment 5 Raevyn 2011-11-19 09:34:25 CST

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > I have found it also that KDM wont allow root logins for Kubuntu 10.10.
> 
> This is normal for Ubuntu.  You can enable root logins via the KDM Control
> Center module.

Well I did do that but it wasnt working then either. Oh also I tried Kubuntu 11.10 also and it did the same thing.

Comment 6 Timothy Pearson 2012-01-11 13:57:00 CST

Committed to GIT in hash 51ff055.

Thanks for reporting!