On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 22:52 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Monday 20 November 2006 21:29, you wrote: > > using the command line, you should check the path for your home > > directory in /etc/password. then check your disk for the location your > > home directory - generally it's /home/<user> . > > > > it sounds like the disk partition where your home directory lives isn't > > getting mounted. things like "df" will help you figure that out. > > alternatively it could be an ownership/permissions issue on your home > > directory. > > > > > > - Rick > > > there doesn't appear to anything wrong with permissions. I just can't > understand how prior to updates, I can access my /home/user directory, and > yet post updates the /home/user directory is no longer accessable. why should > any update stop me accessing the /home/user directory??? > > I must admit that I'm getting a bit pished off here. FC2 continues to work > just fine, and yet updates on FC5 are seriously screwing up the OS. > > Nigel. > As Craig said, the updated software needs vastly different configs. The content of ~/.gnome, ~/.gconf, ~/.gconfd, ~/.gnome2, and ~/.kde control what you see when you log in and how it behaves. Those config files are not the same for FC2 and FC5 so using the same /home for both distros can cause problems. When I upgraded to FC5 from FC4 (using the same /home) I had to follow the steps he identifies and remove the old configuration files before I could get the screen to behave properly. Try what is suggested and see if it works. But also be aware that if you switch back and forth between FC2 and FC5 you will likely have to switch back and forth between the config files in those directories each time you boot the other release.
