On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 06:47, Margot wrote: > When I try to login to Xfce4 as user, either from the login manager > or by using 'startxfce4' from a terminal, I get a few seconds of the > Xfce 'mouse' (or is it meant to be a rat?) logo flashing, and then I > just get the blue screen with the Mandrake logo. As normal user, I > can log into KDE with no problem - but I'd rather not have to! > > Doing 'startxfce4' as root works fine - but of course I'm then > logged in as root! > > Because it works as root but not as a normal user, and KDE is not > affected, I assume that it is something in my Xfce user config that > is broken, not Xfce itself. > > I'm sure there must be some way to fix this, but I'm not sure where > to start. Everything was fine yesterday, but not working when I > rebooted this morning. > > [I blame the cat - attempting sneaky overnight downloads of 'kitty > porn' must have corrupted a file somewhere!]
Margot, Login as root, cd into your USER home dir, rename the .cache directory, then logoff, and try logging in again with XFce... -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales ----------------------------------------------- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free :: Crashing is NOT an option. Registered Linux User # 267497 ----------------------------------------------- I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget. -- Benjamin Disraeli, British PM, on dealing with the Royal Family
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