[KLUG Members] linux kde recovery help needed

Adam Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
01 May 2002 07:48:14 -0400


>My linux box will boot, and I can log on as root, but I cannot login as any 
>other user.  After login, the kde process starts and runs for a couple of 
>seconds and then seems to abort and go back to the login screen.  In root I 
>can look at and open the other user file directories.
>Can anyone give me some clues as to how to recover from this problem, or 
>point me to a web resource that describes the procedure for trying to recover 
>from this type of problem?

Look in the users homedir for a file called .xsession-errors, and peep
inside.  My wger is you'll find something about .ICEauthority.  In which
case nuke "rm -fR .ICE*" in the users homedir.  Any chance the time
changed on your PC or the clock went walk-about?