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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!nntp.msstate.edu!sunvis2!csshah From: csshah@sunvis2.vislab.olemiss.edu (Viren R. Shah) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: syslog: /etc/spwd.db Inappropriate file type or format Date: 21 Oct 93 02:09:38 GMT Organization: Mississippi Center for SuperComputing Research Lines: 23 Message-ID: <csshah.751169378@sunvis2> References: <bindga.3.751161739@saturn.wwc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: sunvis2.vislab.olemiss.edu Keywords: XFree86,NetBSD In <bindga.3.751161739@saturn.wwc.edu> bindga@saturn.wwc.edu (GARRITT CHRIS BINDER) writes: > I have a NetBSD box running XFree86. I have been getting the >message "syslog: /etc/spwd.db Inappropriate file type or format." I have >recently started using XFree86-1.3u1-xdm-des for my logins. Sometimes the >machine won't allow any typing in the login box. This makes it hard to >login. Eventually the machine needs to be rebooted. >Thanks for your help!!!! I'm having the same problem with FreeBSD running shadow passwords, and XFree86 1.3u1 with xdm-des. I can't login at all with xdm :( >bindga@wwc.edu viren viren@cy.cs.olemiss.edu -- Viren Shah ~~ "flesh is a dream, and P.O.Box 6282,University,MS 38677 ~~ dreams are made of flesh" csshah@sunvis1.vislab.olemiss.edu ~~ -- Hopper (who wanted to Phone :: (601)236-5240 Res. ~~ soar like an eagle, and did)