This a "me too": I observe the same problem, immediately after the upgrade to 3.3. My setup is like that of the submitter, except I run a 2.4 kernel.
The only visible report when the problem occurs is the entries in "auth.log", and they don't really tell anything new: Aug 16 09:00:55 nellike kdm: :0[1334]: (pam_unix) session opened for user tedpcn by (uid=0) Aug 16 09:00:56 nellike kdm: :0[1334]: (pam_unix) session closed for user tedpcn This only tells me that whatever the problem is, it happens very early in the KDE setup process! Please, if there is anything I can do to help hunt down this bug, tell me, like turning on some trace or debug. Otherwise, the 3.3 release seems to work just fine and I love it - but this bug is a show-stopper. all the best -- Peder Chr. Nørgaard Senior System Developer, M. Sc. Ericsson Telebit A/S tel: +45 30 91 84 31 Skanderborgvej 232 fax: +45 89 38 51 01 DK-8260 Viby J, Denmark e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (old e-mail 2000-2003: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) (old e-mail 1992-2000: [EMAIL PROTECTED])