On Sunday 20 February 2005 11:58 am, Stephen K�hn wrote: > On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 06:47, Margot wrote: > > When I try to login to Xfce4 as user, either from the login manager > > or by using 'startxfce4' from a terminal, I get a few seconds of the > > Xfce 'mouse' (or is it meant to be a rat?) logo flashing, and then I > > just get the blue screen with the Mandrake logo. As normal user, I > > can log into KDE with no problem - but I'd rather not have to! > > > > Doing 'startxfce4' as root works fine - but of course I'm then > > logged in as root! > > > > Because it works as root but not as a normal user, and KDE is not > > affected, I assume that it is something in my Xfce user config that > > is broken, not Xfce itself. > > > > I'm sure there must be some way to fix this, but I'm not sure where > > to start. Everything was fine yesterday, but not working when I > > rebooted this morning. > > > > [I blame the cat - attempting sneaky overnight downloads of 'kitty > > porn' must have corrupted a file somewhere!] > > Margot, > > Login as root, cd into your USER home dir, rename the .cache directory, > then logoff, and try logging in again with XFce... make the cat use his own computer > > -- > stephen kuhn > mobile: 0410-728-389 > illawarra and regional new south wales > ----------------------------------------------- > GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives > 100% Microsoft Free :: Crashing is NOT an option. > Registered Linux User # 267497 > ----------------------------------------------- > I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget. -- Benjamin > Disraeli, British PM, on dealing with the Royal Family
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