Reiserfs corruption and KDM login problems
I have a problem with my Sid system after an unplanned reboot due to a power
outage. The reiserfsck fails to fix my /home (I have an LVM/raid1 setup) and
says I need to do it manually using reiserfsck --rebuild-tree, which also
fails, saying I need to use reiserfs --rebuild-sb, which also fails. I
think I may need to migrate my /home to ext3 or something.
Anyway, after resuming the boot sequence, the system seems to come up normally
and I can log in without problems. However, my wife's login is hosed. KDM
displays a dialog saying:
" Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation"
It seems her ~/.kde directory has problems with corrupted file permissions.
debian:/home/janis/.kde# ls -l
total 0
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? Autostart
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? cache-debian
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? share
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? socket-debian
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? tmp-debian
Is there a quick fix I can do to get her into her email for today? I tried
copying my own .kde into her home and changing the ownership, but KDM locked
up when I tried to log in as her. Maybe I should create a new user account
for her and manually move data from her home dir? Any suggestions would be
appreciated.
David Bruce
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