Re: Can't Start KDE from Normal User; Only from Root

2005-11-13 Thread David R. Litwin
# ls -ld /tmp/.ICE-unix/ drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2005-11-13 23:04 /tmp/.ICE-unix/ There is a difference in the last thing. Note after the root you have 1024 and I 4096. Could this be doing it?Probably not. But to make sure, just delete the file, and let it berecreated the next time you try

[Solved] Can't Start KDE from Normal User; Only from Root

2005-11-13 Thread David R. Litwin
I could not start KDE from normal user; only root. Logging in via console under normal user, I tried to cd to /etc/X11. It would not let me. So, I changed the permissions via chmod 755 X11 (while in /etc) then fired it up and it worked. Yay. Thank you kindly to all that helped. You inspired me.

Can't Start KDE from Normal User; Only from Root

2005-11-12 Thread David R. Litwin
When I try to log in to KDE using KDM through my normal user, the screen goes black, then returns to KDM. This is indicative of X having crashed, since I told KDM to re-appear if that should happen. Loging in through a consle tells me that /etc/X11/X is not executable. I checked: It is a symbolic

Re: Can't Start KDE from Normal User; Only from Root

2005-11-12 Thread Almut Behrens
On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 10:31:22AM -0500, David R. Litwin wrote: When I try to log in to KDE using KDM through my normal user, the screen goes black, then returns to KDM. This is indicative of X having crashed, since I told KDM to re-appear if that should happen. Loging in through a consle

Re: Can't Start KDE from Normal User; Only from Root

2005-11-12 Thread Kent West
David R. Litwin wrote: When I try to log in to KDE using KDM through my normal user, the screen goes black, then returns to KDM. This is indicative of X having crashed, since I told KDM to re-appear if that should happen. Loging in through a consle tells me that /etc/X11/X is not executable.