On Friday 13 October 2006 20:11, Karl Agee wrote: > 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #4: Mon Oct 2 > 08:40:06 PDT 2006 > > I cannot start kde. Installed kde 3.5.4 from pkg_add > -r kde and everything installed fine. I put in my > ~/.xinitrc file: > > startkde > > but I keep getting this error: > > /usr/local/bin/startkde: permission denied > startkde: could not start kdeinit. check your > installation > > I have changed the entry in .xinitrc to : > exec startkde > # and to > /usr/local/bin/startkde > > with the same results. I also cannot start kde as > root, I get the same thing. > > kdeinit is: > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 39876 Oct 6 01:18 > /usr/local/bin/kdeinit >
> > I have tried changing permissions on kdeinit but with > the same result. I have also removed the kdebase > package and reinstalled it, but with the same results. > > > I've searched everywhere and have seen the same > problems posted with different OS's and versions of > kde but nothing solid as to solutions. > > anybody got any ideas? > > chmod 555 /usr/local/bin/kdeinit permisions should also be 555 for startkde You may have some other files permission problems. Don > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"