Authentication Failed

[J. W. Ballantine]

Thanks,

I'll add the suggested option.

The reason I start the way I do is so I get a console, rather than
a desktop and if there is a problem I can resolve it and get to
the desktop.

Jim

----------  In Response to your message -------------

>  Date:  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:55:20 -0500
>  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at hera.homer.att.com>
>  From:  Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd at gmail.com>
>  Subject:  Re: Authentication Failed
>
>  On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:46 AM, J. W. Ballantine
>  <jwb at hera.homer.att.com> wrote:
>  >
>  > Mezz,
>  >
>  > I start with startx and exec ck-launch-session gnome-session
>  > in .xinitrc.
>  
>  Try to start GNOME by:
>  
>  exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session
>  
>  GNOME works a lot better if you use GDM by add gnome_enable="YES" in
>  the /etc/rc.conf.
>  
>  Cheers,
>  Mezz
>  
>  
>  > There is no ~/.xsession-errors file.
>  >
>  > Jim
>  >
>  > ----------  In Response to your message -------------
>  >
>  >>  Date:  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:21:21 -0500
>  >>  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at hera.homer.att.com>
>  >>  From:  Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd at gmail.com>
>  >>  Subject:  Re: Authentication Failed
>  >>  Sender:  owner-freebsd-gnome at freebsd.org
>  >>
>  >>  On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 12:59 PM, J. W. Ballantine
>  >>  <jwb at hera.homer.att.com> wrote:
>  >>  >
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Hi,
>  >>  >
>  >>  > I running gnome on an FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE box and I get a black window
>  >>  > with a life preserver and an Authentication Failed message.  It
>  >>  > has a button for more details, which only says I don't have proper
>  >>  > authentication.  Then is no indication on what process is causing
>  >>  > the window to pop-up.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Is anyone aware of what process is causing this window and why?
>  >>
>  >>  How did you start GNOME? Check in the ~/.xsession-errors to see if you
>  >>  get any error outputs.
>  >>
>  >>  Cheers,
>  >>  Mezz
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>  > Thanks
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Jim Ballantine
>  
>  
>  -- 
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>  FreeBSD GNOME Team
>  http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome at FreeBSD.org
>