From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 22:21:19 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B45C16A419 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:21:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFB0913C4AA for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:21:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l9UMKFbM006183; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:20:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l9UMK1xf006177; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:20:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:19:56 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Tino Engel Message-ID: <20071030221956.GD5965@thought.org> References: <20071029062429.GA28450@thought.org> <200710292239.29325.elrap@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200710292239.29325.elrap@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: Gary Kline , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Greeter application missing (??) gdm login ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:21:19 -0000 On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 10:39:29PM +0000, Tino Engel wrote: > Stupid question: > Have you reinstalled gdm? That should fix missing files. Hmm. I figured that gdm was part of the gnome2 built. I'll look for a seperate "gdm" utility/daemon. danke, gary > > Best regards, Tino > > Am Montag 29 Oktober 2007 06:24 schrieb Gary Kline: > > Well, I managed to hose my gnome config *thoroughly*. Can > > anybody clue me in how to set things right? > > > > /home is now where /usr/home was before. I have a dummy > > acccolunt that when I typr (as root) kdm, KDE starts up. > > But trying gdm (or automating this in /etc/rc.conf) gets me > > nowhere. I deleted ~/.gnome2 thinking that itwould be rebuilt on > > my next login. Nope. --i Also messed with the login screen > > andnow I see a large daisy on the lower right. There is a dialog > > about my missing some files in /var/tmp. > > > > Any/all insights welcome here! > > > > gary > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org