Last night I modified (using a Kfilemanager window whose owner 
was root) the permissions on a directory, 
/home/mp3 , while having a Kfilemanager window open which 
belonged to my user account; and then subsequently I used the 
user Kfilemanager window to alter the name of a link within 
that directory.  

I believe these actions have caused a severe 
problem now with my KDEnvironment: 
whenever I startx and then try to view my home directory with 
any account, the kfm window says "working..." and freezes up 
(little or no hard drive activity) and then I can't start 
any programs or even sometimes logout of X. 
This is extremely frustrating; and additionally, in console 
I can read the files in /home/mp3, but in X/KDE the kfm 
cannot access /home/mp3 or /home/* without hanging the system 
as described.  Additionally, when I hit a link to a file within 
/home/chris, the text editor says that said file does not exist. 
This is seemingly mysterious to me, as the console can 
display the file fine. 

Any help is welcome! 

Chris Johnson

I believe some sort of error with file locking may be involved, 
but I need this to be fixed quickly so I can resume normal 
operation for myself and other users.
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