Version: (using KDE 4.3.5) OS: FreeBSD Installed from: FreeBSD Ports When I type correct login/password kdm always briefly turns to the black screen, logs messages below into /var/log/messages, then asks for login/password again and login succeeds after the second attempt. --- log in /var/log/messages --- Apr 28 00:44:01 eagle kdm-bin: :0[1326]: Cannot open ConsoleKit session: Unable to open session: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 0 Apr 28 00:44:01 eagle kdm-bin: :0[1326]: Client start failed Apr 28 00:44:01 eagle kdm-bin: :0[1326]: Cannot close ConsoleKit session: Unable to close session: no session open Apr 28 00:44:21 eagle login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv1 Apr 28 00:45:52 eagle console-kit-daemon[1357]: WARNING: kvm_getenvv failed: cannot open /proc/1465/mem
I found this relevant discussion: http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-2245.html
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 218983 ***