Cannot log in user on new FC6 install

[oldman]

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Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I've just replaced Kubuntu with FC6 on my desktop machine: 1.3 gHz
> Duron processor with 1GB RAM. My /home partition from Kubuntu was not
> formated, / was. I used the same username on both machines. When I try
> to log in, I get a message that permision is denied, and that the
> system cannot create ~/.gnome2 directory. The /home/user directory is
> set to permissions 644 and both the group and owner are 'user', so I
> don't see why it can't create the directory. When I log into the
> console as root, I can cd into /home/user. However, when I log in as
> user I as put into / and I cannot cd into /home/user.

I'm pretty sure the 'x' bit must be set on any directory, (at least mine
is 700). as I recall on directories without the x bit set can't be read
or written to (I actually had that once on a vfat partition, acted very
screwy)

Scott

> 
> What must I do?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> 
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