Greeter application missing (??) gdm login ?

Gary Kline kline at tao.thought.org
Tue Oct 30 15:21:19 PDT 2007


On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 10:39:29PM +0000, Tino Engel wrote:
> Stupid question:
> Have you reinstalled gdm? That should fix missing files.


	Hmm.  I figured that gdm was part of the gnome2 built.
	I'll look for a seperate "gdm" utility/daemon.  

	danke,

	gary

> 
> Best regards, Tino
> 
> Am Montag 29 Oktober 2007 06:24 schrieb Gary Kline:
> >  	Well, I managed to hose my gnome config *thoroughly*.  Can
> > 	anybody clue me in how to set things right?
> >
> > 	/home is now where /usr/home was before.  I have a dummy
> > 	acccolunt that when I typr (as root) kdm, KDE starts up.
> > 	But trying gdm (or automating this in /etc/rc.conf) gets me
> > 	nowhere.  I deleted ~/.gnome2 thinking that itwould be rebuilt on
> > 	my next login. Nope.  --i Also messed with the login screen
> > 	andnow I see a large daisy on the lower right.  There is a dialog
> > 	about my missing some files in /var/tmp.
> >
> > 	Any/all insights welcome here!
> >
> > 	gary
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