command gdm

[Donny George]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:

> Donny George wrote:
> > hello
> >
> > i try to enter the command gdm from the text mode to go to the gnome
> > desktop(as i cant long in to the desktop in the normal way) but it just
> > returns a warning and says gdm is already running. aborting!
> >
> > why is this so
> >
> > can someone tell me
> >
> > donny
> >
> >
>    Here is what I get on Harty:
>
> karl at karl-hardy:~$ gdm
> gdm[7009]: WARNING: GDM file gdm-daemon-config.c: line 2033 (): Cannot
> run seteuid to 0: Operation not permitted
> GDM file gdm-daemon-config.c: line 2033 (): Cannot run seteuid to 0:
> Operation not permitted
> karl at karl-hardy:~$ sudo gdm
> [sudo] password for karl:
> gdm[7010]: WARNING: GDM already running. Aborting!
> GDM already running. Aborting!
> karl at karl-hardy:~$
>
> Doing it as root it says gdm is already running. I guess it is...
>
> Karl
>
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hey karl

thats true and this is exactly the very same error that i am getting.

so would there be possibly a way to get my dear gnome back :)

don
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