RE: Unable to run anything (including log out)

[Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc cu-portland edu>]

Can you forcefully close X by using a CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE?
	Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gareth Clay [mailto:i4@freeuk.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 2:45 PM
> To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Unable to run anything (including log out)
> 
> 
> I have a very strange problem - I don't know whether gnome is 
> the cause or
> not, but it certainly affects gnome.
> 
> After I log in as a user (not root) and startx, everything 
> seems to work fine.
> Then if I run pppd (which I allow non-root users to use my 
> using chmod +s), I
> can't run any other application after that. I can't even use 
> log off on the
> gnome menu. I *can* double click on the "home directory" icon 
> to bring up file
> manager, but trying to run "shutdown -r now" from the Run 
> command option in
> file manager has no effect.
> 
> I would *love* some help on this, because once this happens I 
> can only get out
> of linux by using a hard reset.
> 
> I'm using Red Hat 6, Enlightenment 0.15.5, Gnome-core 1.0.5 
> and Gnome-libs
> 1.0.10
> 
> Thanks,
> Gareth
> 
> 
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