remove the .Xauthority file from the home directory of the user you are
trying to startx into. This will reestablish the KDE desktop and rebuild
the .Xauthority file when you use startx again.
Don ....
Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
> Dear friends:
>
> For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever
> instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried
> for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting
> the system), Cnt + C, then retyping the command on the new prompt line.
> I made sure that my printer is off when booting, etc. Nothing works. The
> StartX command, after being typed, just hangs forever. I tried the same
> thing as root. Same thing happens as user or as root. The StartX command
> is in /usr/X11R6/bin/StartX. I have had a problem with the Startx
> command on occasion before, but now it just won't work under any
> circumstances.
>
> Would appreciate if someone could troubleshoot this.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Benjamin
> --
> Benjamin and Anna Sher
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sher's Russian Web
> http://www.websher.net
