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Date:      Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:19:56 -0800
From:      Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>
To:        Tino Engel <elrap@web.de>
Cc:        Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Greeter application missing (??) gdm login ?
Message-ID:  <20071030221956.GD5965@thought.org>
In-Reply-To: <200710292239.29325.elrap@web.de>
References:  <20071029062429.GA28450@thought.org> <200710292239.29325.elrap@web.de>

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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
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