On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Ted Gervais wrote:
> I am in trouble. Somehow I have messed up my RH7 system such
> that I no longer can get into graphics mode. Init5 level will not come
> up. I have to use init3 to do anything.
>
> Here is one of the errors I see just before it tries to come up:
>
> Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /
> WARNING: Group writable directory /etc
> WARNING: Group writable directory /etc/mail
> WARNING: Group writable directory /
> WARNING: Group writable directory /etc
> WARNING: Group writable directory /etc/mail
> WARNING: Group writable directory /
> WARNING: Group writable directory /etc
>
> There is more, like : gdm[746]:gdm_slave_window_kill_ioerror_handler;
> Fatal X error - restarting : 0.
>
> And this keeps going around and around and around.
>
>
> Any thoughts? Maybe I will have to delete everything and start over.
>
>
Have you been doing anything as root? Directories don't normally change
by themselves. And only root can change the directories listed. Unless
you know what caused the problems, you may be better off reformatting
and re-installing. And make sure you have all the latest updates.
The problem can be fixed without re-installing, but if you haven't done
anything to change things, you are safer considering the system cracked.
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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