xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

Painless · 2011-11-27 19:16:39

Hi All,

I've been experimenting with xdm recently and I've found that sessreg does not seem to be configured properly. When I login using xdm, no user sessions are recorded, using "w" or "last" reports that no one is logged in, even though I am logged in! If I revert to slim, it works fine, logins and logouts are recorded properly.

I've tried swapping the sessreg commands in /etc/X11/xdm/Xstartup and /etc/X11/xdm/Xreset with those in /etc/slim.conf, but it hasn't helped.

Does anyone else have this problem? Or a solution?

Thanks,

Rob

cybertorture · 2011-11-27 20:40:00

This is old news.
there is 2 solutions :

1-st (untested)
add in /etc/pam.d/xdm
session optional pam_lastlog.so

2-nd use alternatives like gdm,lightdm,lxdm and so on

Painless · 2011-11-28 22:43:48

Unfortunately, lightdm appears to suffer from the same problem as xdm, no user sessions recorded. I'll experiment with the copious options it provides, and print the solution here if I can find it.

cybertorture · 2011-11-28 23:21:33

i can assure you that it works in lxdm,

> cat /etc/pam.d/lxdm 
#%PAM-1.0
auth            requisite       pam_nologin.so
auth            required        pam_env.so
auth            required        pam_unix.so
account         required        pam_unix.so
session         required        pam_limits.so
session         required        pam_unix.so
password        required        pam_unix.so
session		optional	pam_lastlog.so
session		optional	pam_loginuid.so
-session	optional	pam_ck_connector.so nox11

cybertorture@freeman ~
> who
cybertorture pts/0        2011-11-29 00:57 (:0.0)

cybertorture@freeman ~
> lastlog 
Username         Port     From             Latest
root             tty1                      чт ное 24 16:45:11 +0200 2011
cybertorture     tty3                      вт ное 29 00:19:41 +0200 2011

Last edited by cybertorture (2011-11-28 23:21:56)

Painless · 2011-11-28 23:38:42

Yes it does! Thanks very much.

cybertorture · 2011-11-29 00:05:34

No worries

Arch Linux

#1 2011-11-27 19:16:39

xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

#2 2011-11-27 20:40:00

Re: xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

#3 2011-11-28 22:43:48

Re: xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

#4 2011-11-28 23:21:33

Re: xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

#5 2011-11-28 23:38:42

Re: xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

#6 2011-11-29 00:05:34

Re: xdm: sessreg not configured properly?

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