On Mon, 2 Dec 2013, Les Mikesell wrote: > Did you try another 'yum update' after completing your old transaction? Yes. All is good there. BUT... > Does 'startx' work from a text mode login? If not, maybe the error > message will give you a hint. Yes! X windows started just fine. Scratches head... Thinks... Wait, I have GDM do an autologin to the local server. rpm -q gdm NOT THERE! Yum erased both the duplicate I wanted gone and the new version. Ruh roh! yum -y install gdm Tweaks custom.conf reboots All is well. Thanks so much, Wes and Thomas, for your time and help today...that gets me out of a big jam. I can breathe again! :-D Gilbert ******************************************************************************* Gilbert Sebenste ******** (My opinions only!) ****** *******************************************************************************