gnome Can't log in as user SOLVED

[john36]

I just built me a new gentoo install on an amd64 box with an Nvidia geforce FX5200.

Everything was working fine, but then I noticed that I didn't have direct rendering working.

I rechecked the Nvidia install guide and I realized I had left off the step

eselect opengl set nvidia

So, I ran this step, restarted the xserver, got the Nvidia logo, got the login screen.

When I login as user, I get a solid blue/green (?) screen but it just stays there and doesn't seem to load up gnome.
If I log in as root, everything proceeds just fine. If I log in as user and select "fluxbox", everything proceeds just fine, too.

Sounds like a permissions problem.

What should I check?

By the way, direct rendering is working.

Kernel 2.6.18-gentoo-r5
Nividia driver 1.0.8776


Never mind. A reboot fixed it.