On Tuesday 10 May 2005 5:26 pm, neidorff wrote: > Hi All, > > I have configured kdm as my login manager for kde. It seems that > there is some sort of system wide policy that doesn't allow root > logins into kde. Where is this set and how can I change it? If its > not a good idea, could someone please explain why? (I can "su -" with > no problem in a terminal) > I started a huge discussion on this over on the kde-redhat list; It is now acknowledged to be a bug by numerous folks including some of the developers of kde-redhat - Here's a temporary workaround posted in that forum: "OK ... so now we know where the problem lies specifically, here is a better workaround As root you will need to edit the file /etc/rc.local Go to the very bottom of the file and add the line rm -Rf /var/tmp/kdecache-* *************************** VERY IMPORTANT - Press enter after you've added the line to leave a blank line at the bottom ************************** Eli" Run that command as well from a terminal as root, or reboot after adding the line to rc.local - depending on your kde version, the file you have to delete may be in a different place - you may want to go take a look at the whole thread here: http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kde.redhat.user do a search on "dcop server" -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
