Slackware 12.2 (fresh install) KDE will not start up

tiuz · 09-02-2009, 09:55 AM

Hello,

I mad a fresh installation of slackware 12.2 some time ago, so far everything works fine, but unfortunately KDE doesn´t start up if i try as mortal user. If i start KDE as root everything is fine.

The problem is that i don´t get any errormessage(s) or else. I hangs while starting up "KDE system deamons"

Xorg0.log has no hints either.

Any ideas what could be wrong.

BTW only KDE doesn´t work for mortal users, fluxbox, blackbox etc... works fine.

Thanks,
tiuz

gegechris99 · 09-02-2009, 10:21 AM

Hello,

Could you post the groups to which your user belongs to? Use the following command:

Code:

cat /etc/group | grep `username`

Change `username` to the actual login of your mortal user.

I would suggest to add the user to group plugdev if he/she doesn't yet belong to it. Use the following command:

Code:

gpasswd -a `username` plugdev

tiuz · 09-03-2009, 03:31 PM

Hello,

cat /etc/group | grep borsti

prints out following : plugdev:x:83:root,borsti

So mortal user borsti is already member of group plugdev

gegechris99 · 09-03-2009, 04:27 PM

Any error message in file $HOME/.xsession-errors and/or /var/log/kdm.log?

tiuz · 09-03-2009, 06:14 PM

There is neither kdm.log nor .xsession-errors.

I have created a new user just for testing, and still have the same problem with this new user too.

gegechris99 · 09-04-2009, 02:36 AM

Hello,

If your system hangs at KDE system daemons, it could be a permission error for your user. So just in case, you can add the user to these 3 groups: audio, cdrom, video in addition to plugdev.

I'm not sure if it will solve your issue but that's the default additional groups in 12.2 when you use script "adduser" to create a new user. When using "adduser", there is a step whhen you are requested to enter additional groups: Just press the UP arrow to display the default additional groups.

Woodsman · 09-04-2009, 11:56 AM

Might help to ensure all files are owned by the account:

chown -R borsti:borsti /home/borsti

tiuz · 09-04-2009, 02:55 PM

All files in the userdir belongs to that user, and adding the user to the audio, video and cdrom as well as plugdev groups didn´t help either.

Maybe something went wrong during installation as other stuff (samba, nfsd, bind) doesn´t work as expected too. I´ll try and install 13.0

Thanks,
tiuz