[K12OSN] a single user's hosed desktop

[Jack Palmadesso]

Also try deleting the files in /tmp owned by that user.  Or if she is not
logged in delete everything in /tmp and reboot.  I've fixed gnome more than
once with this trick.

On 6/8/07, David Whitmer <thewhitmers at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe try deleting the ".kde" directory from her home directory (after
> making a backup of course).  KDE should recreate it from defaults the
> next time she logs in.
>
> David Whitmer
>
> On 6/8/07, Huck <dhuckaby at paasda.org> wrote:
> > or you just backup the DATA that she needs...and delete the use and
> > recreate the user.
> >
> > then restore the DATA
> >
> > --Huck
> >
> > Carl Keil wrote:
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > I have one user who's "desktop" settings are completely hosed.  Her
> > > applications menus are gone, some of her applications won't launch
> when
> > > they will for other users, even her terminal (which only I use in her
> > > account, for troubleshooting) is acting really strange.  I can't
> > > describe the terminal problems too well.  Strange characters when I
> > > type, can't backspace, can't copy and/or paste., etc.  She's my one
> user
> > > who insists on using KDE btw.
> > > My question, is there anyway to wholesale restore her defaults?  This
> > > person is the main user of the thin clients, she has a ton of work,
> > > bookmarks, etc.  I can't lose any of that stuff.  I do have backups in
> > > case something goes wrong.  I'm thinking of just creating a new user
> > > account for her and moving her files over, but it will be hard to get
> > > all her preferences, etc.
> > >
> > > This is K12LTSP 5, in a household environment.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any ideas.
> > >
> > > ck
> > >
> > >
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