Re: Can't login... need help

[Antony Gelberg <antony@wayforth.co.uk>]

Paul Ravish wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm kinda a newbie to Linux, and I think messed something up. I can't 
> login through the gnome desktop manager anymore. I used to be able to 
> login and I can login under a different account on the system. I do 
> have several error log files, but I don't really know where to start  in
> fixing things.
> 
> So here is what happens.
> 
> The Gnome Desktop Manager login dialog comes up. I type in my name  and
> hit OK. Then I type in my password and hit OK. It seems like it's 
> trying to log me in at this time but then just comes back to the  login
> prompt.
> 
> In /tmp there is a file called xses-paul.QrE84n. Inside it looks like 
> xrdb gives and error message of "No such file or directory" and  "Can't
> open display ':0'.
> 
> Any suggestions to fix this problem would be appreciated.

I would start by hitting ctrl-alt-f2 to get a proper login screen.
Login with your username and password.  If you get in, type startx at
the prompt.  Report back.