Re: [CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
This error sounds familiar. If it is the same problem I've had a couple of times, every time it happens, I forget what it was I did the last time to fix it. :-( After I remember, it seems almost obvious. Assuming you've got the same problem, you need to log into the account remotely, with out a GUI interface, or as another user. See if you have a file ~/.ICEauthority. If it is there, delete it and then try logging in again. I think that is the right file for the problem I've had. I just remember that some file got corrupted and I had to delete it before GUI logins would work. I hope this helps. Good luck. -- Brent L. Bates (UNIX Sys. Admin.) M.S. 912 Phone:(757) 865-1400, x204 NASA Langley Research CenterFAX:(757) 865-8177 Hampton, Virginia 23681-0001 Email: b.l.ba...@larc.nasa.govhttp://www.vigyan.com/~blbates/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Brent L. Bates blba...@vigyan.com wrote: This error sounds familiar. If it is the same problem I've had a couple of times, every time it happens, I forget what it was I did the last time to fix it. :-( After I remember, it seems almost obvious. After some more googling I found the solution and it wasn't obvious: sudo chmod 1777 /tmp In the case I really think the error message needs some improvement. I can see where getting the permissions right on the mount points can be tricky. I hope the rest of my permissions are ok. I used the following to do the heavy lifting (cd src; tar cf - --xattrs .) | (cd dest; tar xf -) Don't remember why I chose this over a cp -R based solution, or a similar idiom using dump/restore instead of tar. -- Drew Einhorn You can see a lot by just looking. -- Yogi Berra ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 04:46:44PM -0600, drew einhorn wrote: After some more googling I found the solution and it wasn't obvious: sudo chmod 1777 /tmp This is the default value for /tmp. If your permissions were not set to this then somehow you managed to change them. (cd src; tar cf - --xattrs .) | (cd dest; tar xf -) A beginner SA mistake is to untar stuff into /tmp as root. This can change permissions on /tmp and break your system. Don't do it. It's not obvious and an easy to make mistake. -- rgds Stephen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
what happens with selinux disabled? -- When one door is closed, another is open. (Robert Nesta Marley) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
There are no selinux related log messages. Tried disabling it anyway. Didn't help. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 11:25 PM, cornel panceac cpanc...@gmail.com wrote: what happens with selinux disabled? -- When one door is closed, another is open. (Robert Nesta Marley) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Drew Einhorn You can see a lot by just looking. -- Yogi Berra ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
