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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] SystemD + Gnome 3.8 I can log in as root but not as normal user
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:30:09
Message-Id: 20131001082947.GA21554@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] SystemD + Gnome 3.8 I can log in as root but not as normal user by Carlos Sura
1 On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 12:30:51AM -0600, Carlos Sura wrote
2 > Hello Mates,
3 >
4 > I finally thought that I got this working, so now I am dealing this issue:
5 > I choose the latest kernel with systemd and GDM starts good, but I cannot
6 > log in to gnome as a normal user, I can only log in to gnome as root.
7 >
8 > What I have done before this started:
9 >
10 > emerge -uDvaN world
11 > emerge --depclean --ask
12 > emerge @preserved-rebuild
13 >
14 > Then it just happened.
15 >
16 > What I've tried so far:
17 > - .xinitrc with exec gnome-session for user and root
18 > - emerge -1 $( qlist -IC x11-drivers/ )
19 > - emerge @x11-module-rebuild
20 > - X -configure
21 >
22 >
23 > Another note:
24 > Starting gnome as normal user just hang, apparently it wants to start but
25 > it cannot start. Neither doing: startx.
26
27 Can you temporarily rename your Gnome config file/directory on your
28 system, and see if it'll work with a fresh start?
29
30 Another option to try, just as a test only, is...
31
32 USE="suid" emerge -pv --update --changed-use world
33
34 Does that bring up anything related to Gnome?
35
36 --
37 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
38 I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

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Re: [gentoo-user] SystemD + Gnome 3.8 I can log in as root but not as normal user Shawn Wilson <ag4ve.us@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] SystemD + Gnome 3.8 I can log in as root but not as normal user Carlos Sura <carlos.sura1@××××××××××.com>