Subject: x11/gdm strange behavior on NetBSD/i386 and MacOS X
To: None <pkgsrc-users@netbsd.org>
From: None <jdbaker@mylinuxisp.com>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 03/28/2006 14:06:55
 I recently built x11/gdm from pkgsrc-current on several NetBSD/i386-curren=
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(3.99.16) systems.  While the local login worked fine, remote connections, =
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by direct query or by indirect (chooser) did not work.  The chooser claimed=
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were no serving hosts.=0D
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Some poking around ultimately showed that, although properly configured, gd=
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was not listening on IPv4 port 177, but only on IPv6 port 177.  Looking bac=
k in the=0D
build-time options, The supported options are "inet6 pam" and inet6 was sel=
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default.  When I built it with PKG_OPTIONS.gdm=3D-inet6, IPv4 operation was=
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restored.=0D
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Has anyone else seen anything like this with gdm and NetBSD/i386?=0D
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I also built gdm on MacOS X 10.4.5 at the same time.  with the default ine6=
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it correctly listens on 177 for both IPv4 and IPv6.=0D
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On MacOS X, it can listen for connections from remote displays, but all log=
ins fail=0D
with the claim that the user or password is incorrect.  I need to verify th=
at the stock=0D
xdm with MacOS X's X11 still works, though.  It did the last time I tried i=
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Thanks=0D
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John D. Baker=0D
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