Gnome, common user, howto?

HuangBo · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:55 am Post subject: Gnome, common user, howto?

I just installed Gentoo 2004.0 test.

0204 stage1, 0213 portage.

gnome 2.4.2

emerged smoothly.

1.
I start x with root once, and it prompted a dialog box asking me something about screensaver, and I choose "don't let it start again" (checked the only box and clicked ok).
Then later I startx again (the 2nd time) with root and gnome hangs at startup in "File manager" at splash screen.

2.
How to make a common user (no root) able to use gnome?
user***@local $ ls -a ->>>> nothing.
and startx --->> ".Xauthority" not exists
I add this user using #adduser user***

Thanks.

Regards
Huang Bo
02/16/2004
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HuangBo · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:06 am Post subject:

well, for 1, I waited for a bit longer then I found gnome started. It seems too too long. (1min).

and for 2, i created .Xauthority for user***, and it warns no more, but when i use this user to startx, the x doesn't want to start and quit. (some permission denied message, but not .Xauthority...)

Maybe it helps.

Regards
Huang Bo
02/16/2004
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Hey.
I'm a Chinese student!
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erezny · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:07 am Post subject: Nothing needed

one problem that i encountered is that in order to start x, you need to own your home directory. Log into root, go to /home (where all of the home directories should be) and use

Falador · n00b Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 60

The screensaver message is probably because you haven't installed 'xscreensaver'

Also check the permissions on the /tmp directory, should be 777 with a sticky bit. If /tmp is a seperate mount it might not be.