Unable to login using KDE

[Andriy Babiy]

> > I am debugging a (seemingly) KDE-related problem on a FreeBSD laptop.
> > The version of FreeBSD is 6.1-RELEASE-p10 #0. I am starting in in
> > debug mode. It is using kdm as a login screen. The corresponding line
> > in /etc/ttys is
> >
> > ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure
> >
> > The problem is: when I type the username and password and try to login
> > it returns me to the login screen again.
>
> What are the contents of your ~/.xsession? Check ~/.xsession-errors as
> well.

Do you use alpha-numeric symbols only in your password? The keyboard layout 
in kde might be different, so the same keys can generate different input. 
Try something simple and see if it works.

Andriy