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| author | 1 <mkp@mkp.net> | 1999-08-11 22:46:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Martin Peterson <mkp@src.gnome.org> | 1999-08-11 22:46:07 +0000 |
| commit | 05e9b4862f94181d3ceb456e7ec6dc77c0b1c23f (patch) | |
| tree | 07a67e40fbe2d895ef8a9947dc4679a7809378a6 /README.install | |
| parent | c8f25c94e4c3e63fcb8a84e497587c0e3e3607fa (diff) | |
| download | gdm-05e9b4862f94181d3ceb456e7ec6dc77c0b1c23f.tar.gz | |
Nailed down the bug that has been haunting me the past couple of days. gdm
1999-08-11 <mkp@mkp.net>
* daemon/auth.c: Nailed down the bug that has been haunting me the
past couple of days. gdm no longer corrupts ~user/.Xauthority if
it contains ``foreign'' cookies.
1999-08-08 <mkp@mkp.net>
Finally merged the Ottawa megapatch:
* daemon/auth.c: Real XAuth implementation. Doesn't rely on
/usr/bin/X11/xauth anymore.
* gui/gdmlogin.c: Implemented browser functionality.
* gui/gdmconfig.c: First shot at a graphical configuration tool.
* gui/gdmface.c: Face selector capplet.
1999-08-07 <mkp@mkp.net>
* Replaced gdm_putenv() with calls to setenv() as putenv() is
broken by specification.
1999-08-02 <mkp@mkp.net>
* md5.c, md5.h, cookie.c: Fixed MD5 endianness problem (Reported
by <gewrgiou@imbc.gr>, bugzilla 3898).
Diffstat (limited to 'README.install')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/README.install b/README.install index fd07aeec..5da600bf 100644 --- a/README.install +++ b/README.install @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ QUICK NOTES ON INSTALLATION/USE: -For security reasons a dedicated group id is needed for proper -operation! gdm assumes that the group is called `gdm'. Furthermore gdm -relies on the existence of a `nobody' user. Create these before -running make install. +First of all: gdm is a *daemon* -- not a common user application. It +requires extensive knowledge about your system setup to install and +configure. gdm isn't - and never will be - Plug and Play +(i.e. ./configure ; make install). + +For security reasons a dedicated user and group id are required for +proper operation! gdm assumes that both the user and the group are +called `gdm'. Create these before running make install. You should run ``make install'' as root to get the permissions right on the authentication directory. |