Hi Wouter, Thanks for your advice. - snip - > Make sure you don't have a corrupted settings database. Kindly advise how to check the corrupted settings database. Which config file/files I have to check? > Rename your > ~./gnome and your ~/.gnome2 directories and try again. locate .gnome /home/satimis/.gnome /home/satimis/.gnome/application-info /home/satimis/.gnome/apps /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/.directory /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/.order /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/calc.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/draw.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/impress.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/math.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/printeradmin.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org 1.1.0/writer.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome/mime-info /home/satimis/.gnome2 /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-2NmKri /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-cJCvBi /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-FpJvUf /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-FZIMvE /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-jTQroS /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-My8xW7 /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-rfBHSe /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-uvitQN /home/satimis/.gnome2/.gnome-smproxy-Y7OceL /home/satimis/.gnome2/accels /home/satimis/.gnome2/gdm /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645calc.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645draw.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645impress.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645math.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645printeradmin.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645template.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645web.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2/vfolders/applications/ooo645writer.desktop /home/satimis/.gnome2_private /root/.gnome /root/.gnome2 /root/.gnome2_private Shall I rename all above "/.gnome" and /.gnome2" directories? TIA B.R. Stephen If the daemon starts > next time you try to login, you know where to look ;-) > > mvrgr, Wouter _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
