Hello Kent, thanks for your answer!
Kent West schrieb am 26.04.2006 14:14: > Christoph Bier wrote: > >>Hi all, >> >>since yesterday I can't log into GNOME anymore. The failsafe session >>works however. > > I'd take GDM out of the picture myself just to simplify things > ("/etc/init.d/gdm stop" as root), and start X with "startx" (as normal > user). You might need to create/edit ~/.xinitrc so that it contains the > line "gnome-session". This works! > If this does not work, I'd create a new user, and > try the same thing as that user. If this does not work, I'd try as root > (careful; in and out is all I'd do). I tried this even if the above worked. I can't log in as a different formerly or newly created user. > These ideas might provide more > information/clues to help you solve the problem. Because other users can't log in via GDM but startx with gnome-session in ~/.xinitrc works, I guess GDM is responsible for the failure. But as I wrote even installing the old version of GDM didn't change anything. So what might be wrong here? Best, Christoph -- +++ Typografie-Regeln: http://www.zvisionwelt.de/typokurz.pdf (1.4) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]