Fresh install Fedora 10 X86_64 problems

[Jeff Voskamp]

Jim wrote:
> m wrote:
>> Jim wrote:
>>> Freash install of Fedora 10 X86_64 / KDE4
>>>
>>> I kept /home directories intact with users from Fedora 8 install.
>>> I use the exact names and passwords from old Fedora 8 install.
>>>
>>> I'm getting error message when I try to log into  All, Users  home 
>>> directories;
>>>
>>> "Could not start Kstartupconfig4,  Check your install:"
>>>
>>> I can log into 'root' without any problems.
>>>
>> Root does not live in /home or did you keep root's home also? I 
>> wouldn't have thought something like you are describing would work 
>> considering that many small things and probably large things too have 
>> probably changed from f8 to f10. Then there is the other major thing 
>> to consider: that KDE4 is still a work in progress as far as I know. 
>> Maybe removing the desktop settings files from the users home 
>> directories will do the trick. Just remember to keep good backups.
>>
> The 'root' is in /root not /home.
> How do you change owners:groups,  For instance, bob:bob  to 
> george:george , in the whole user directory.
>
> Is the command  chown *.* bob:bob  george:george  ??
>
cd /home
for x in *; do
chown -R $x:$x $x
done