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- | === Cannot Login to Desktop === | + | ====== Cannot Login to Desktop ====== |
- | == Symptoms == | + | ===== Symptoms ===== |
* Slim, the SliTaz Login Manager, fails with the message: | * Slim, the SliTaz Login Manager, fails with the message: | ||
<code> failed to execute login command </code> | <code> failed to execute login command </code> | ||
- | == Explanation == | + | <note warning>Verify the SliTaz install partition is not full and formated with a linux filesystem such as ext3. |
+ | Using fat32 or ntfs filesystems cause login failure.</note> | ||
+ | ===== Explanation ===== | ||
- | This is caused when files in the user's /home directory are not properly configured. The following files must exist, this can be verified with the ''ls -la'' command: | + | The following files must exist, this can be verified with the ''ls -la'' command: |
* .Xdefaults | * .Xdefaults | ||
* .xinitrc | * .xinitrc | ||
* something else? | * something else? | ||
- | == Solution == | + | ===== Solution ===== |
You should copy the default files from the template located in the /etc/skel directory. This happens automatically when a new user is created with the SliTaz Control Box, but not when using the command-line utilities. Occasionally users experience these files being removed or modified/broken. | You should copy the default files from the template located in the /etc/skel directory. This happens automatically when a new user is created with the SliTaz Control Box, but not when using the command-line utilities. Occasionally users experience these files being removed or modified/broken. | ||
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The essential files should now be restored! | The essential files should now be restored! | ||
+ | EDIT: | ||
+ | <code> shopt -u dotglob </code> | ||
+ | is not working in slitaz-3.0.iso - instead of this run in addition: | ||
+ | <code> chown -R USERNAME:USERGROUP /home/USERNAME/.[a-zA-Z0-9]*</code> | ||
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