[KLUG Members] linux kde recovery help needed

[Dennis]

Paul VandenBosch wrote:
> 
> I tried to look at .xsession-errors with a text editor, but found nothing in
> it.  I looked around in /var/logs/ but did not see anything that gave me a
> clue as to what is wrong.  (what to look for?)
> 
> .ICEauthority shows up nothing when opened with a text editor.
> 
> On Wednesday 01 May 2002 07:48 am, you wrote:
> > >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?
> >
> >

Are you booting to the gui login? If so log in as root then <ctrl>F2 to
get to a vterm, (or start up in run level 3 and try logging in as a
user). Try logging in as a regular user from there. If you can log in
try starting x and look for errors in the vterm.
-- 
Dennis