Re: Running Garnome as user...

[Tomasz Król <yautja interia pl>]

> I've downloaded and compiled Garnome 0.19.5 without a hitch.
> I did it as user "g2" and installed everything in the /opt/gnome215/
directory.
> I decided to give garnome a try using a new account that I created called
"test". But here's the problem : when I log in as "test" and I try to run
garnome I only get the splash screen...nothing happens: it simply freezes.
> I change the PATH to reflect the changes. In the  "test" home i put a
.profile:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> # Add PATH and MANPATH for GNOME:
> PATH="/opt/gnome215/bin:$PATH"
> export PATH
> export GDK_USE_XFT=1
> export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/opt/gnome215/lib/pkgconfig/
>
> I included the new library path in my /etc/ld.so.conf and did the two
things already known: run fc-cache as root and erase the last two lines of
path in /opt/gnome215/etc/gconf/2
>
> When I try to run garnome using my "g2" account averything runs smoothly
and that sounds strange to me... Is it possible that garnome runs only with
the user that installs it? I don't think so ...
> Thanx for your help
> BTW I use a slackware 8.0
> Lorenzo

Check your ".xinit" file - does it points to run
/opt/gnome215/bin/gnome-session? Check permissions for "opt" - does your
user can read and execute it? Garnome works fine if compiled as root an run
as normal user so the problem is somewer in coniguration files...

Greetings - Tomek.


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