Problem with starting GNOME in RedHat 7.3 2

[danielhozac]

This problem started occuring after a reboot using the ctrlaltdel program. When the computer started after that, GNOME no longer starts when I login with a GNOME-session. If I choose a failsafe-session, I can start the panel, desktop and other programs manually, but this isn't really a good solution. Has anyone ever seen something like this and knows how to fix it?
Any help is greatly appreciated. //Daniel

 

[jaymzter]

Try this:
1. ensure 'gnome-session' is the last line in your .xinitrc
2. as root run 'telinit 3', or whatever will kill X for your distro
3. run 'startx 2>/tmp/out.txt

If startx fails, go through /tmp/out.txt for any error messages

 

[danielhozac]

Actually, it's after gnome-session is started that the problem begins. When gnome-session is done, nothing happens. The only thing on the screen is my background. //Daniel

 

[timsr]

Souinds like your desktop is corrupted. Try creating a new user and logging in as that user. If the desktop works, the root desktop is corrupted.

 

[danielhozac]

Thanks a lot, that worked. How can I fix the root desktop though? I can't do anything at the moment since I usually am logged in as root, which is pretty annoying. //Daniel

 

[mikefn]

try to reinstall gnome or do recovery installation of your redhat ... hope that works ...

 

[danielhozac]

I was hoping for something easier... Is there really no other way? //Daniel

 

[RhythmAce]

A lot of the dirs will be hidden. But you can delete .gno* and next time you logon they will all be replaced. I'm not 100% sure about the .gno but kinda sure.

 

[danielhozac]

Thanks!! That did the trick. //Daniel

 

[samirk]

Daniel,
I am having the same problem , could you tell me the steps you took to correct it
Thanks
-Samir

 

[danielhozac]

I just did what RhythmAce said and deleted all .gno* directories with this command:

rm -fr .gno*

And then I restarted GNOME for it to take effect. //Daniel