Did you try that? Removing your .xinitrc and see if it solved the problem? This sounds like an adulterated config file.
Proof of concept: create a temporary directory in your home and move everything there (including hidden files & directories). Login in to see if the problem goes away. But first try the above. Busingye. On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 13:19, Ndaula Ahmed wrote: > New accounts work but after some time, they also goes to the same > behaviour........ > > Regards, > Ndaula Ahmed > > > New accounts work, you said! rm ~/.xinitrc and try logging in. I've had > > Yahoo Messenger break my .xinitrc before -- don't know which other > > applications do that. > > > > Busingye. > > > > On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 12:11, Ndaula Ahmed wrote: > >> Hey, > >> > >> I have really tried all you have sent to me but still yet to resolve the > >> problem.... > >> > >> The time it failed to login, I went to the menu and selected all apart > >> from failsafe but things failed not until I selected the option of > >> Failsafe and fed in ma password.....then it finally opend a small window > >> where I typed the command startkde to start the KDE window. > >> > >> This worked well and took me the KDE window but small window still > >> existing that once you closs it, it finally completely logs out of the > >> system and you need to re-asign again..... > >> > >> Infact I get the following error in that small window; > >> > >> ***************************************************** > >> Hey, > >> > >> Below is the error that's displayed when I use FailSafe to force the > >> system to log me to the KDE. Without running the startkde command, it > >> can't proceed..... And when I run the KDE, this is the error that it > >> displays but proceeding to the KDE window; > >> > >> **************************************************** > >> konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance > >> name passed to the construction > >> > >> X Error: BadWindow ( Invalid Window parameter) 3 > >> Major opcode: 20 > >> Minor opcode: 0 > >> Resource id: 0x3e002a6 > >> > >> X Error: BadWindow ( invalid Window parameter) 3 > >> Major opcode: 20 > >> Minor id: 0x3e00a6 > >> > >> konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance > >> name passed to the construction! > >> > >> Kio ( KIOConnection): ERROR: Could not write data > >> > >> konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance > >> name passed to the construction! > >> ******************************************************* > >> > >> Looking forward to hearing and solving this problem together. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Ndaula Ahmed > >> > >> > Personally, I prefer starting from the simplest remedies. > >> > 1. On the splash screen where you enter your username and password, > >> there > >> > are > >> > a number of options. Go to the menu option and restart KDE. In my case > >> it > >> > has > >> > solved that problem on a number of boxes. > >> > 2. If that still doesn't sort it out, I suggest switching to runlevel > >> 3 > >> > and > >> > running sax2. I did this once on one that refused to respond to 1 > >> above. > >> > Hope this helps. > >> > > >> > On Friday 11 March 2005 14:28, Fred Bbaale wrote: > >> >> Tricky one there buddy , but my first take would be for you to check > >> the > >> >> system log.(/var/log/messages parhaps). You could also cech the > >> shell > >> >> you > >> >> are using , but then you say you are able to login and then it just > >> >> stops > >> >> after sometime. > >> >> > >> >> I would also think of you looking at the /etc/login.defs or you can > >> use > >> >> the > >> >> YaST tool to check your security settings. Do you use any PAM > >> >> mechanisms ? > >> >> > >> >> But as I said it is a tricky one , but you could start with that . > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Regards , > >> > > >> > -- > >> > ************************************************************************ > >> > Lule George William (Mr) > >> > Network and Systems Administrator > >> > Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi > >> > P.O. 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