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Hi

Could someone please help me out here. I installed KDE under Red Hat
5.2. I am using LILO and am automatically sent to the XWindows loging
prompt at each bootup.

When I log in as a standard user, KDE starts up fine, however, when I
log in as root, it starts up AfterStep and I cannot get KDE to work.
Is there a way of changing a configuration file or something to make
KDE work under root as well.

Also, is it possible to make KWM my standard window manager? When I
try to run KWM, it tells me that there is another window manager
already running. How do I get around this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Uri

As root edit the /etc/inittab file and set the default to boot into the
command prompt. Yours probably looks like id:5:initdefault, change the 5
to a 3 and exit out of 'X' and you should be at the login prompt, you
may have to reboot but probably not necessary.  Anyway log in a root and
type usekde at the command line.  This will place a file called
.Xclients in the /root directory and will now use kde as a wm.  If you
ever want to use another wm as root you will have to re/move that file
from the /root directory.

good luck

thg

Quote:> Hi

> Could someone please help me out here. I installed KDE under Red Hat
> 5.2. I am using LILO and am automatically sent to the XWindows loging
> prompt at each bootup.

> When I log in as a standard user, KDE starts up fine, however, when I
> log in as root, it starts up AfterStep and I cannot get KDE to work.
> Is there a way of changing a configuration file or something to make
> KDE work under root as well.

> Also, is it possible to make KWM my standard window manager? When I
> try to run KWM, it tells me that there is another window manager
> already running. How do I get around this?

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> TIA

> Uri

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I thought his problem was he COULDN'T LOG IN AS ROOT !?!
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 LaLa

run "switchdesk" as root and set your default
run "switchdesk" as (your user name) and set default

Quote:>Hi

>Could someone please help me out here. I installed KDE under Red Hat
>5.2. I am using LILO and am automatically sent to the XWindows loging
>prompt at each bootup.

>When I log in as a standard user, KDE starts up fine, however, when I
>log in as root, it starts up AfterStep and I cannot get KDE to work.
>Is there a way of changing a configuration file or something to make
>KDE work under root as well.

>Also, is it possible to make KWM my standard window manager? When I
>try to run KWM, it tells me that there is another window manager
>already running. How do I get around this?

>Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>TIA

>Uri