Hi, We have a few PC with CentOS 4 installed. By default, it runs to runlevel 5, which displays the GDM. I'm just wondering, how do I actually make the GDM to start GNOME automatically (after a successful login) for all normal user account without having to add 'exec gnome-session' in every user's ~/.xinitrc? The current scenario is, only successful 'root' logins starts the GNOME, while other normal user successful login is presented with the minimalist window manager (which is equivalent to 'Default System Session' from the GDM menu). I'd appreciate if anyone could help me to figure this one out. Thanks! -Ikmal
On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 04:26:48PM +0800, Hairul Ikmal Mohamad Fuzi enlightened us:> We have a few PC with CentOS 4 installed. > By default, it runs to runlevel 5, which displays the GDM. > > I'm just wondering, how do I actually make the GDM to start GNOME > automatically (after a successful login) for all normal user account > without having to add 'exec gnome-session' in every user's ~/.xinitrc? > > The current scenario is, only successful 'root' logins starts the > GNOME, while other normal user successful login is presented with the > minimalist window manager (which is equivalent to 'Default System > Session' from the GDM menu). > > I'd appreciate if anyone could help me to figure this one out. > > Thanks! >Check /etc/sysconfig/desktop Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263
On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 16:26 +0800, Hairul Ikmal Mohamad Fuzi wrote:> Hi, > > We have a few PC with CentOS 4 installed. > By default, it runs to runlevel 5, which displays the GDM. > > I'm just wondering, how do I actually make the GDM to start GNOME > automatically (after a successful login) for all normal user account > without having to add 'exec gnome-session' in every user's ~/.xinitrc? > > The current scenario is, only successful 'root' logins starts the > GNOME, while other normal user successful login is presented with the > minimalist window manager (which is equivalent to 'Default System > Session' from the GDM menu). > > I'd appreciate if anyone could help me to figure this one out. > > Thanks! > > -IkmalThis is not the normal default behavior ... something strange is happening with your setup. Maybe you didn't install the normal Gnome group but removed some of the default gnome programs. If you think you did do a default gnome install .... here is how to test it: yum groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment" That will tell you any default programs that you don't currently have ... not have some of the programs can affect the default user scripts. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060511/f2a3a1c2/attachment-0002.sig>
On Thu May 11 2006 04:26, Hairul Ikmal Mohamad Fuzi wrote:> I'm just wondering, how do I actually make the GDM to start GNOME > automatically (after a successful login) for all normal user account > without having to add 'exec gnome-session' in every user's ~/.xinitrc? > > The current scenario is, only successful 'root' logins starts the > GNOME, while other normal user successful login is presented with the > minimalist window manager (which is equivalent to 'Default System > Session' from the GDM menu).I thought GNOME was the default desktop. Well at least it is here until I use the 'switchdesk' function. I prefer KDE. :) Just have your user run 'switchdesk gnome'. This should switch them to Gnome desktop. -- Regards Robert Smile... it increases your face value!