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  From: Andrew O'Callaghan <androc@box.net.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 01:14:14 +1030

RE: can't log in

Ian,
have you tried just removing the .gnome directories from that account?                                          Those directories contain the current setup of the account you copied them                                      from (root?) and will be difficult to massage for the new account. The                                          files are created automatically when they don't exist, so when you next                                         login under that account, the default .gnome* directories should be there.                                                                                                                                                      hope this helps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                regards,                                                                                       !
                 Andrew O'C                                                                                                                                                                                                                      On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 11:44:17PM +1030, Ian McLeod wrote:                                                     > Anyone have an idea how to help a poor stumbling newbie?                                                      >                                                                                                               > My task bar flashed in and out of existence after logging in, and then                                        > disappeared completely.  A screen popped up asking me if I wanted to                                          > start another panel, but that one did the same thing..                                                        >                                                                             !
                                  > So I thought I could ju!
st -r copy all the .gnome* files and chown to                                          > myself into the account directory in question (from root)                                                     >                                                                                                               > But now I can't log in (I am using RH6.0) - it just flashes back to the                                       > log in screen, and .xsession-errors reveals that a /root/.gnome/?? file                                       > could not be removed - next line - X session closed..                                                         >                                                                                                               > I tried ctrl-shift when logging in (this is in the handbook as meaned to                                      > take me to a gnome reset window) - but nothing happened..                                                     >       !
                                                                                                        > Any ideas sincerely appreciated!                                                                              >                                                                                                               > Ian                                                


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