Can only use root? [SOLVED]

Tony420 · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: Can only use root? [SOLVED]

For some reason when I try to login to my username after already being in a WM I get a bunch of errors about config's then it gets the final error telling me to check my installation and when I press OK it takes me back to the login screen.

Everything is working flawless as root but I dont really wanna have to be in root 24/7...and im surely not gonna reinstall because I cant login to my accounts. any help would be appreciated! thanks

papal_authority · Veteran Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1823 Location: Canada

Can you post the error messages?
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Tony420 · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:

yes one second, lemme try and login to it really quick and ill write them all down, give me 5

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Tony420 · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:46 am Post subject:

well i said I was already in the WM because you cannot start KDE unless your logged into root from the command line....for me atleast...anyway

errors as follows:
"error setting up inter-proccess communications for KDE. Msg returned was: could not read net connect list //.DCOPserver_tux_
please check that "dcopserver" is running"

"Will not save config: config file "//.kde/share/config/kwinrc" not writeable
conctact system amdin"

"Will not save config: config file "//.kde/share/config//kdeglobals" not writeable
concact system admin"

then says $HOME does not have write access. So I assume my account has zero access...

papal_authority · Veteran Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1823 Location: Canada

As root you need to do a chown -R USER /home/HOME where USER is your login name and HOME is the user's home directory. If it does not exist, then do a mkdir /home/HOME first. HTH.
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Tony420 · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:58 am Post subject: thanks!

This is why I love gentoo

btw You are one smart cookie! thanks buddy

def_mornahan · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject: Same problem but...

I had the same issue and went through and followed the instructions, but I have a weird twist. I had already created a new user and I can log in to KDE with that, but my old user (i.e. the one I do all my work as) still can't log in. The KDE 3.3 splash shows up and the K icon in the lower left flashes intermittently, but eventually the whole splash image disappears and I'm left with just the mouse cursor, and eventually the "dcopserver" message comes up, and then the login screen appears again. But root and the new user are fine.

The problem started when I copied all my files from an old hard disk to a new one so I can give the old one to my brother. I've been through a lot of googling and searching just to get this far... Needless to say my Windows half of the dual boot is also having trouble.
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papal_authority · Veteran Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1823 Location: Canada

You'll probably need to remove $HOME/.DCOP* and I generally remove $HOME/.mcop* and $HOME/.ICE* as well.
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def_mornahan · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:47 am Post subject:

I didn't HAVE any .DCOP* files. I removed the others and I was able to login, although aRts started complaining and turned off the sound. (I don't much care at this point, as the sound is furly wonky anyway on this bomber.) I appreciate the help.
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