after login in kde (mandrake 6.0) kfm information :creating directory:/desktop kfm error:could not create /.kde/share/apps/kfm/magic of course I thought about right of the user so I added the user to the admin group rebooted same error message , the only drastic way around I can see is reinstall and for assigned default user create this oracle user neccessary for oracle . Any input is desesperately required before reinstalling > -----Original Message----- > From: Hassani Youssouf > Sent: 03 January 2000 07:19 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: FW: oracle installation :newuser login failed in kde > =required reboot > > To my surprise ,,,, > > The changes | tried to impliment upon the user take effect only after > reboot ,I thought linux did not need so much reboot compared to a nt box > What is funny when you go to user manager and you define the groups the > user belong to ,it does not not automatically add the user in the groups > window. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hassani Youssouf > Sent: 02 January 2000 17:05 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: FW: oracle installation :newuser login failed in kde > > More adventure : > system>>user manager > deleted the user oracle and the group dba > created again user (therefore differenty pid ) assign a new password > created group dba assigned oracle user to the group > logout try to login using oracle and new password login failed in kde > > see yahhhhhhh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hassani Youssouf > Sent: 02 January 2000 12:36 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: oracle installation :newuser login failed in kde > > Thank you all for the previous reply to the questions I have sent . > During the preparation stage of installing oracle 8.05 for linux I am > encountering probleme creating user and adding it to the group > I have followed the how to install oracle : > created a group dba > created a user oracle > pwd oracle > typed a new password > log out tried to log back into KDE :login failed > Okay then I go to emacs passwd > edit user put * instead of password > again failed > groups oracle =id:oracle:no such user > and yes after each modification using emacs I think it autosaves the > changes > Thank you in advance for the help >