Hmm, weird that permissions are denied for that file even from root. So you don't have x running at all right? If you do have x running go into /etc/inittab as root and change the line that reads id:5:initdefault: To id:3:initdefault: After you do that...easier to just reboot. Now log in to your terminal (command line) user shouldn't matter. Now type startx. If your server dies then vi ~/.xsession-errors and see if it will let you read it. If it doesn't die then once KDE is up and running go to RH->System Tools->Terminal type kate ~/.xsession-errors& You may want to ftp in to your box and get a copy so you can use a text viewer of your choice from another machine if x didn't come up (since you said you are new to Linux). VI commands are different for someone not used to it. If you can't access .xsession-errors when you are running x then simply logout of KDE or ALT-CTRL-BACKSPACE then from your command line try to view the file. Anyways, you should find some where that there is an error occuring or something which is making things act a little funny. I assume anyways. Granted I don't assume to know what the exact problem is. You may also want to cd to /var/log and look for some XFree86*.log files there. Look at those and see if you can see anything useful. Wade -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy Eby Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:15 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: KDE Problem Hey, I'm really new at the whole linux thing... I'm not sure what switchdesk gnome is. If its the Desktop Switching Tool, ya, I tried it, and it doesn't work. I haven't uninstalled or forced any packages to uninstall either. It tells me permission is denied for ~/.xsession-errors, even from root. Thanks, Jeremy > Does switchdesk gnome not work? Did you uninstall > any packages and > force them to uninstall lately? Have you checked ~/.xsession-errors > for any details? > > Wade > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jeremy Eby > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:51 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: KDE Problem > > > I suppose this should be posted on the KDE list, but > I > didn't have this problem when I was running Mandrake > and now that I'm running Red Hat, I do, so I figured > it might be Red Hat specific. Anyway, my desktop > randomly switched from KDE to Gnome last week, and I > can't get it to switch back. I've used the Desktop > Switching Tool, but it doesn't do anything. And the > Panel still has the KDE menu... so I don't really > know > what's going on. Anyone have any idea how to fix > this? > > Thanks > Jeremy > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
