Hello all,

I have a problem. I've created a new user "echo" and whenver i try and logon, gconf, as well as Nautilus give me multiple errors while booting up into the desktop. I have no idea what these errors are, however i've included a copy of my .xsession-erros file so that some of you may have a clue as to what is going on. I've actually gotten further, well ateast a different error, than what i had previously. My previous error stated that my session lasted no longer than 10 seconds and that there might of been some error/problem with the installation then proceeded with kicking me back to the logon screen.

I've tried re-creating the user "echo" but get the same exact messages. It told me a couple of commands to type if i were to submit it as a bug, they were;

root@vega:~# gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb
layouts = [us]
model = pc101
overrideSettings = false
options = []
update_handlers = []
root@vega:~# xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc101", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc101", "us", "", ""


Thanks for taking any time to look this over! any help would be appreciated.

Here is the .xsession-errors file;

/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "echo"
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
stderr is not a tty - where are you?
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- gnome-session
GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See (Details - 1: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied 2: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied)

** (gnome-session:3146): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo is not the current user


** (gnome-session:3146): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo-2828a8e8 is not the current user

SESSION_MANAGER=local/vega:/tmp/.ICE-unix/3146

** (gnome-session:3146): WARNING **: Error getting value of /desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esd: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See for information. (Details - 1: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied 2: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied)
Error setting value: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See for information. (Details - 1: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied 2: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied)
** (nautilus:3792): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo is not the current user


** (nautilus:3792): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo-2828a8e8 is not the current user


** (gnome-panel:3790): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo is not the current user


** (gnome-panel:3790): WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-echo-2828a8e8 is not the current user

GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See for information. (Details - 1: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied 2: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-echo/lock/ior' not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Permission denied)

(nautilus:3792): GConf-CRITICAL **: file gconf-client.c: line 1467 (gconf_client_get_string): assertion `err == NULL || *err == NULL' failed
The application 'gnome-session' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
the application.

'echo' is a command on linux systems... it's a reserved word, so try to create an user with other name...

Grajagan,

I created the user "maxwell" with no success. This time, the error was that the sesssion lasted to more than ten seconds and that there might be an instalation error/problem.

---I have no idea what is going on. Any clues?

hh

I'm not allowed to post links yet but this from mail.gnome.org archives

"Hi Maureen,

I would try the following:

1: kill any gconfd processes on your machine. To find them do:
ps aux | fgrep gconf
and then kill the found ones.

2: remove the directory /tmp/gconfd-maureen
rm -R /tmp/gconfd-maureen

then try starting gnumeric again.

Andreas
--
Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Guelzow
Dept. of Mathematical & Computing Sciences
Concordia University College of Alberta"

I followed this advice and it cured the problem for me.

Rob

Thanks rob. I'll keep all this in mind for the next time i run gnome. at the moment i'm running enlightenment, the best window manager i've used so far.