Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Now, I've figured out that if: after starting X in the old account, > I look at the process table, I see a crapload of processes hanging > on a connect to /tmp/.esd/socket. If I kill the esd process, the > desktop comes out. Panels and a whole of other stuff is still > screwed up, but at least the desktop comes up. > > In a freshly-created account, the desktop comes up fine. > > Now, if I take the existing account, rename the home directory, > create a blank new home directory in its place, log in, and try to > start X, it still hangs in esd! Hmmm. That sounds like this bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238680 HTH, -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. -- Kurt Vonnegut
Attachment:
pgpiiNTTLhswu.pgp
Description: PGP signature
