** Description changed: - I'm using ubuntu 8.04 LTS version. Sometimes after I login, nothing - appears on the screen except the background image. No desktop icon, no - Panels. After restart, it becomes ok. + I am also having this problem. + It is in a public college computer lab with 26 boxes. + + I am running Hardy 8.10 + + I can reproduce this problem by simply by trying to login. + If it fails I do the following and often it lets the user in + + The rm -rf may seem redundant but for repeat runs it is needed... + mkdir dot.dot >/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + + mv .config dot.dot ; rm -rf .config >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .esd_auth dot.dot ; rm -rf .esd_auth >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gstreamer* dot.dot ; rm -rf .gstreamer* >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gvfs dot.dot ; rm -rf .gvfs >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .recent* dot.dot ; rm -rf .recemt* >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + ## ############## ####### + mv .ICEauthority dot.dot ; rm -rf .ICEauthority >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .Xauthority dot.dot ; rm -rf .Xauthority >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .dmrc dot.dot ; rm -rf .dmrc >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gconf dot.dot ; rm -rf .gconf >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gconfd dot.dot ; rm -rf .gconfd >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gnome2 dot.dot ; rm -rf .gnome2 >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gnome dot.dot ; rm -rf .gnome >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gnome2_private dot.dot ; rm -rf .gnome2_private >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gnupg dot.dot ; rm -rf .gnupg >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .gtk-bookmarks dot.dot ; rm -rf .gtk-bookmarks >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .nautilus dot.dot ; rm -rf .nautilus >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .pulse dot.dot ; rm -rf .pulse >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + mv .xsession-errors dot.dot ; rm -rf .xsession-errors >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + ############## ####### + mv .metacity dot.dot >>/tmp/$$ 2>&1 + + mkdir .metacity + mkdir .metacity/sessions + touch .metacity/sessions/default0.ms + touch .metacity/sessions/default.ms
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