Jerry Geis wrote: > Jerry Geis wrote: >> >>> >>> actually i tried that. it does start. >>> it just doesnt start automatically. >>> i can start it manually jerry >>> >> >> One centos 6 >> I found /etc/init/prefdm.conf >> >> In it there is "exec /etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon" >> >> When I run this by hand all it does is log me out - no X windows >> starting up. >> This is what is not happening. >> >> X is not starting on reboot. /etc/inittab has runlevel 5. >> Thoughts? >> >> Jerry >> > I finally see in /var/log/messages (which I looked at first) that the > error. > prefdm is respawning too fast... > > still stuck... I tried removing all files in the ~ directory in /root > and my user. Same result no X windows > by default. startx still works. > > Jerry > WOW - after following the scripts prefdm -> gdm - somehow gdm was not even installed. Not sure how that can be with a "graphical" install on kickstart and asking also @general-desktop and @internet-browser in my kickstart file. Anyway when I did "yum reinstall gdm" it said it wasnt installed. so I did "yum install gdm" and it installed - I rebooted and X is now running. Again - not sure how gdm did not get installed. Maybe I'll add that to the kickstart file. Jerry