Sorry for bothering you with my ex-post "silly" question. I've found that the problem was caused by erroneous ownership of /tmp directory (root.root drwxr-----). I've corrected this and now it's all ok. The mistake was due to the fact that I had copied (cp -a) all directories from one partion to another, but those "not influent" like /tmp, /cdrom, /floppy etc. As root I created all these missing directory with no concern at all for ownership.
Thanks anyway Vittorio dman [debian-user] <02/11/01 08:26 -0500>: > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:53:00AM +0000, Vittorio wrote: > | I've upgraded my desktop from potato to woody from scratch. > | > | To put it in a nutshell now I have Bunk's kernel 2.4.13, Xfree86 4.1, > | gnome 1.4 and gdm. > | > | My problem is that while starting as ROOT I can obtain gnome, its > | panel and gmc when I start as an ordinary user I only get a nice, > | useless gray graphic surface with a blinking arrow for my mouse. > | > | I have tried to put a "gnome-session" in .xinitrc and .xsession with > | the only disconforting result to have the gnome 1.4 logo started then > | again the mere gray graphic surface with nothing in it. > | > | I'm somewhat confused because under potato building .xinitrc and > | .xsession is enough to have a running gnome surface. > | > | Please, help step by step. > > Try running "startx &" in a console, then switch back to the console > when X starts. Then run "sawfish &" and "gnome-terminal &". Switch > back to X. If you see the apps there, that is good news :-). Then > you should be able to run "gnome-panel" and "gnome-cc" and select a WM > to use the next time gnome starts. Logout (via panel), then try > "startx" again. > > HTH, > -D > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
