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Bug 624 - Can't Login with KDM
Summary: Can't Login with KDM
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: TDE
Classification: Unclassified
Component: tdebase (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5.13 [Trinity]
Hardware: Other Slackware 13
: P1 blocker
Assignee: Timothy Pearson
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2011-11-15 14:44 CST by Darrell
Modified: 2012-10-19 15:37 CDT (History)
3 users (show)

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Application Name: KDM

Attachments
Patch to check for libcrypt - to make KDM functional in Slackware (1.69 KB, patch)
2011-11-18 18:22 CST, Darrell 		Details | Diff
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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!