On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 09:32, John Scott wrote:
Ralph,
make sure /home is mounted/accessible make sure /tmp is allows read/write/entry access for users. Perms are normally rwx,rwx,rwT you can test with user account at console with "touch /tmp/testfile", etc
John Scott
Ralph Sanford wrote:
I have now attempted to install SuSE 8.1 (twice) on to a desktop computer. The install appears to go OK, and afterward I can login as root. The users can not successfully login, either from KDM or from a console.
Thanks
John, The permission were already correct for /home and /tmp. It appears that the problem is KDM will not correctly load KDE, Gnome or WindowMaker. I know this does not make sense, but it appears to be what is happening. By switching from KDM to GDM it is now possible to start KDE, Gnome or WindowMaker from a reboot to init 5. As the computer in question is my wife's computer, this means she still gets to use an entirely GUI system and she gets a new SuSE 8.1 install. She is happy and I can breath easier. I do not understand how KDM on a fresh install can fail to load KDE for just the users. A YOU update did not provide any relief. GDM provides an acceptable workaround. Thanks for your efforts. -- Ralph Sanford - If your government does not trust you, rsanford@telusplanet.net - should you trust your government? DH/DSS Key - 0x7A1BEA01