On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 16:17 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 09:33 -0600, Abe Woodrum wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Build: Fedora core 6 x86_64 > > > > There are two users on the machine; root and oracle. Only root is > > able to successfully login to gnome. > > > > When trying to login as oracle I get sent back to the gnome login > > page. Not really the end of the world as the oracle instance is up > > and running and most configs/administration at this point is done > > through ssh. But I would like to learn how to resolve this issue. > > > > Any help would be great. > > > > -abe > Usually this means that your gnome configuration files are screwed up. > I would try 1 of 2 approaches: > 1. remove all the gnome directories and files with a : rm -r .gnome* > Those in the oracle directory I mean. > Then login as oracle and they should be created again by the system and > you should succeed in logging in. > > 2. rename you oracle directory oracle2 and create a new oracle > directory. That should straighten things out as well. Copy any thing > vital from your old oracle directory to the new and then remove the old > one. > -- > Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > If oracle is a system user then the other suggestions are more appropriate. You can't login as a system user. -- ======================================================================= With/Without - and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? -- Pink Floyd ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
