Login manager problem...
 

I've installed a new login theam on fedora core 4 and for some
reason it is damaged. Now, I can't get the login screen while the OS
says that it would look for an alternative. How to I change my login theam
to what it was or to the default one, or how I can I fix it.


Thanks,
A.O
Learning as I go.

You could try editing the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file to look like this....
DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="GDM"

I can't even get to the part that I can use the console.

Boot up with CD#1 and type linux rescue
That should allow you to get into the system and edit files.

That didn't help. What's next?

What exactly do you see on your screen when you boot up and all the services have started. If you see a message about gdm or kdm, then I am sure you can do ctrl-alt-f1 to get into cli mode and kill the xserver by doing "init 3" as root. Login as a normal user and then do "startx". Once thats done, do "gdmsetup" as root to reconfigure your login manager if using gdm or use kcontrol if using kdm.

Thanks reddazz, it worked. But now I have a different problem:
When I restart the computer is stuck on sendmail service.
I tried to remove the mail server package but was not able to, I get this message:

The following packages could not be found on your system. Installation cannot continue until they are installed.
spamassassin ('evolution', '2.2.3', '2.fc4)
/usr/sbin/sendmail ('redhat-lsb', '1.3'. '10')
smtpdaemon ('mdadm', '1.11.0'. '4.fc4')
smtpdaemon ('fetchmail', '6.2.5'. 7.fc4.1')
smtpdaemon ('mutt', '1.4.2.1', '4.FC4')

Thanks,
A.O

This is not related to the previous question so please start a new thread.

Sorry man, thought it was related to the problem I had - as you can understand, I'm a newbie :o)