KDE Error Creating desktop!

[pungency]

Im on linux-mandrake 6.5 and i get a error when i log into KDE.

Could not creat ~/.kde/share/apps/kfm/magic

and some of the others would not let me in like gnome.

i tryed loking in root and at the promp useing rm -Rf ~/.kde
and
rm --recursive --force ~/.kde
but it just pops the root promp back up so i dont thank its doing anything at all.
pluse when i log back in under pungency i get the same error.

can some one help me?

thanks
pungency

[7]

First off, go get the latest version of Mandrake (8).

Login as root and try KDE, if its not permissions it will have to be space or something like that..

What did gnome say?

If a command comes back without any messages, it normally means it worked.

[ 11 August 2001: Message edited by: 7 ]

[pungency]

ok try that and it didnt work. ill try again.

gnome just put me back at login


lata
pungency

[7]

What didn't work? starting KDE as root? What did it say? How does gnome put you back at the login prompt? You using a graphical login? Try from a console. If I don't have error messages I can't help.

[ 11 August 2001: Message edited by: 7 ]

[pungency]

yes i try from root promp non grafacal and it craches when i type startX. when i am in grafacle mode and i login in gnome it flashes then right back at the login.

i can get in KDE and ice something another but thats all; and im always geting a pop up saying cant create file. only a few programs will run too.

it seems nothing can be saved such as settings nor files or folders.


can you help me or do you know were i can download 8.0 of linux-mandrake.

i do not wish to but it becuse if i cant get 6.5 too work then what makes me thank 8.0 will

i hope the info. help you

pungency

[slapNUT]

You need to make sure you own your /home/pungency directory. Type ls -l /home If you made the directory while you were root then root has ownership and you'll have to do this as root:
chown pungency :pungency -Rv /home/pungency

[ 11 August 2001: Message edited by: slapNUT ]