>>/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf? I looked at that for awhile, and for grins I >>changed: >> >>GraphicalTheme=Default >> >>to: >> >>GraphicalTheme=Bluecurve >> >>It's now complaining about icon-language.png instead of background.png. >> >> >> >Did you try yum remove gdm && yum install gdm ? > > No, I hadn't retried that, so I just did now. No change. The problem is somewhere else, somewhere in a recent update. I now have another server doing the same thing. Jack