Grey screen problem

[Francois Couillard]

Ken Dibble wrote:

>>On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 03:20:09PM -0400, Francois Couillard wrote:
>>I'm using windows 2000 to connect to a Debian Sarge server.
>>
>>Using Cygwin, I'm typing xwin -query myip to connect to my Debian 
>>server. Theres only a grey screen that appears with an 'x' cursor. I 
>>also tried xwin -query hostip -from clientip without success.
>>
>>The .log says: Could not init font path element 
>>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing from list.
>>
>>Looking at the FAQ, they say to
>>Open a Cygwin shell and run *umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts*.
>>
>>When I type this, it just says "theres no such file or directory" even 
>>though it exists.
>>
>>I reinstalled the font components and it didn't work
>>
>>I can connect with my server using ssh without problem.
>>
>>Someone got the same problem on the mailing list at
>>http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-xfree/2005-03/msg00017.html
>>
>>So I checked the FAQ, the mailing list and even the #cygwin room on MIRC 
>>and can't find a decent answer.
>>    
>>
>
>On the debian box, does the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config contain
>a line that says:
>
>X11Forwarding yes
>
>and does the file /etc/gdm/gdm.conf contain
>
>Enable=true
>
>Additionally you cannot login as root if
>/etc/gdm/gdm.conf contains the default line of
>
>AllowRoot=false 
>
>
>Before changing any of the default settings it is a good
>idea to read about X security and understand the implications
>of what you are changing.
>
>Regards,
>Ken
>
>
>  
>
I forgot to say it but I already changed thoses values (Except AllowRoot).

I just tried AllowRoot = true and it still doesn't work.

How can I start Xwin with another login than root? I though the GNOME 
login screen would ask me to log in?



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