Konstantin, On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Konstantin Svist <fry.kun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/01/2013 11:59 PM, Darlene Wallach wrote: >> I somehow deleted /tmp when I was deleting files from /tmp to make room >> >> Now I get errors when I boot and try to login >> >> - There is a problem with the configuration server. >> (/usr/libexec/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256) >> >> When I close that, I get: >> >> Install problem! >> The configuration defaults for GNOME Power Manager have not been >> installed correctly. Please contact your computer administrator. >> >> One time I saw the login options - when I logged in I only saw a black screen. >> >> Other than doing an install, is there a way to recover the files in /tmp? >> >> argh! It pays to be very careful deleting things as root! >> >> A lesson learned the hard way! >> >> Any advice will be greatly appreciated! >> >> Thank you >> >> Darlene Wallach >> -- >> equal justice under law > I saw Reindl's reply first and his advice worked: the folder with the correct permissions is important /tmp needs chmod 1777 (everybody is allowed to write but only the onwer can open his temp-files) mkdir /tmp chmod 1777 /tmp I did not try your suggestion, it does look like it would work too. > # mkdir /tmp > # restorecon /tmp > # reboot > > is probably all you need > Thank you very much for taking the time to read and reply to my email! Darlene Wallach -- equal justice under law -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
