On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:37:44 +0200 martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> does anyone of you have an idea why the kde installation on a woody > machine which hosts two users, works fine for one but doesn't even > start for the other -- *even* after i removed *all* .kde and related > settings from that users home? > > the symptoms are that after a kdm login, the startup screen of KDE > indicates that it's establishing communication (stage 1) and then > initializing system services (stage 2). it might hang there for > a while before "initializing peripherals" (stage 3), where it will > definitely hang for a long time. after that long time, the stages 4-6 > are completed in a flash, the startup screen disappears, and nothing > but the user's background bitmap are shown. no KDE. > > kdm.log shows no anomalies. > > any clues? > Are there any differences in the groups the users are a member of? Maybe it's a permission thing (on something in /dev/ for example). Just shooting in the dark here ;) grtjs Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
