Re: Fedora 21 server gnome install not starting

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On Mar 8, 2015 1:50 PM, "Morgan Read" <mstuff@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Folks
>
> I know there's many questions about 'no graphical environment on server', but I've install gnome and enabled it.
>
> After booting the display hangs following:
> [ OK ] Started GNOME Display Manager
> And, perhaps a few following such as starting virtualisation demon, waiting for plymouth to quit
>
> Following a server install I ran the following successfully:
> # yum groupinstall gnome --skip-broken
> # systemctl set-default graphical.target
>
> This this is what systemctl says:
> ]# systemctl status -l gdm.service
> ● gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager
>    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service; enabled)
>    Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Sun 2015-03-08 17:51:35 GMT; 1min 29s ago
>   Process: 1613 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
>  Main PID: 1613 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered failed state.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for gdm.service
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Failed to start GNOME Display Manager.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered failed state.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.
>
>
> Any pointers would be very much appreciated.
>
> Many thanks.
> Morgan
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> Morgan Read
>
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Hi Morgan,

I'm asking out of personal curiosity, so please don't take this as a criticism.  If you wanted a GNOME desktop, why did you install Fedora Server instead of Fedora Workstation?

--Pete

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