Hey Guys, Pleasure is very much on ma side. I have finally succeeded in logging to the desktop.
I needed to run ( rm ~/.xinitrc) command. Now all the accounts including the root are logging in. I suppose the ymessenger when installed created some problems Thanks All for you suggestions. Regards, Ndaula Ahmed > I mainly use GNOME (so take my advice with a pinch of salt). > > I just delete .kde* from my home folder everytime I mess up KDE (fairly > often) and the next time I log in, everything is back to the default. > > Warning: this will mess up any customisations you have done to your KDE > session (maybe even your kmail; --don't know, I use evolution---). Use it > as a last resort. > > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Itwara Busingye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:58:31 +0300 > Subject: Re: [LUG] Trouble Logging in on SUSE 9.1 > >> 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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