do a rm -rf ~/.kde this might solve the problem. On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 16:42, Yogesh Shah wrote: > Date: 14 Jul 2003 > > Hello friends, > I am a Linux newbie. I am using SuSE Linux 7.1, and recently messed up with > the settings: > > [This is when I was logged in AS ROOT] > I was trying mix-and-match of different themes and styles from > within the control panel, selected one, and applied the selection. > > Now whenever I login AS ROOT, nothing seems to work. Trying to open the > control panel, and then navigating to "file associations" just closes the > application. > > Trying to open the console terminal just similarly opens and closes down. So > also many of the applications just open and immediately close down, > including Konqueror. > > Also when I try to logout, the system freezes thereafter and I am not able > to shutdown properly. > > So effectively I am not able to do anything meaningful when logged in as > root. > > > > > However, when I am logged AS A DIFFERENT USER, everything mentioned above > works fine (it has a default theme and style setting). > > > > So I wanted to know how to reset to default theme and style settings for the > ROOT user (USING TERMINAL CONSOLE AND BY EDITING CONFIGURATION FILES IF > POSSIBLE), since it is the some conflict of theme and style (and not any > other application or the kernel) which is causing this problem. > > > Thank you and regards, > Yogesh > > Yogesh Shah | MS Tech | netdecisions > Mumbai Software Development Centre > 6th Floor, Mumbai Educational Trust Building, > Gen.A.K.Vaidya Chowk, Bandra Reclamation, Mumbai - 400 050. > Tel No. 644 0000 / 644 0001 - 07 (Ext.139) > Fax No.655 8048 > http://www.netdecisions.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft > Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. > Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. > www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1 > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help -- Ritesh Raj Sarraf (Linux Consultant) Telerex Communications India Pvt. Ltd. Ph: 26429811, 26477375, 26477385 Fax: 91-11-26460968 Mobile: 91-9811629531
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