[CentOS] users unable to log into kde after 6.8 update

[James B. Byrne]

On Thu, July 21, 2016 07:56, Jose Maria Terry Jimenez wrote:
> El 21/7/16 a las 8:53, geo.inbox.ignore escribió:
>
>> greetings to all.
>>
>> centos = 6.8 current
>> system = toshiba l455d-s5976 laptop
>>
>> a new problem has developed after 1st updating of 6.8.
>>
>> regular user is not able to open kde desktop, can open
>> gnome desktop.
>>
>> root user can open either kde or gnome desktop.
>>
>> as a user, when i try to open kde, after entering password,
>> screen goes to a solid blue, then shows a quick full screen
>> view of command line text, too quick to read, then screen
>> changes back to login prompt.
>>
>> logged in as root, i created a second user, still have same
>> results as above.
>>
>> searching thru 2+ years of local archives revealed nothing,
>> nor does web searching.
>>
>> any advise, recommendation, suggestion appreciated.
>>
>> tia.
>>
> Hello
>
> If it works for root and not for users, it seems a permissions problem
>
> I'd try:
>
> chown -R username.username /home/username
>
> Hope it helps
>
>

Is SELinux enabled?   If so then what does 'audit2why -l -a' say?

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