[colug-432] Lost all my dekstop icons, centos 6.5

[Scott McCarty]

I would try removing/backing up .desktop in your home directory or perhaps even trying a different user all together.

I have seen strange stuff like this over the years and it has typically been the dot files in my hone directory.

Scott M

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<div>-------- Mensaje original --------</div><div>De: Tom Hanlon <tom at functionalmedia.com> </div><div>Fecha:08/01/2014  01:44 AM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>A: colug mailing list <colug-432 at colug.net> </div><div>Asunto: Re: [colug-432] Lost all my dekstop icons, centos 6.5 </div><div>
</div>More info

When I log in to a terminal and run startx, this is the output.

xauth:  creating new authority file /home/train/.serverauth.4027


X.Org X Server 1.13.0
Release Date: 2012-09-05
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: c6b9 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux sandbox.hortonworks.com
2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Feb 12 00:41:43 UTC 2014 x86_64
Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_sandbox-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS
rd_LVM_LV=vg_sandbox/lv_root LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 crashkernel=128M rd_NO_DM  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc
KEYTABLE=us rd_LVM_LV=vg_sandbox/lv_swap quiet consoleblank=0
Build Date: 20 December 2013  12:09:45PM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.13.0-23.1.el6.centos
Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.centos.org/Documentation
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 31 22:43:06 2014
(==) Using default built-in configuration (39 lines)
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension SELinux
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
Loading extension GLX
gnome-session[4065]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'metacity' of
required component 'windowmanager'
gnome-session[4065]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-panel' of
required component 'panel'
gnome-session[4065]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'nautilus' of
required component 'filemanager'
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-oJOphz/socket
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-oJOphz/socket.ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=4078

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:4100): GLib-GObject-WARNING **:
cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:4100): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

(gpk-update-icon:4095): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not find the icon
'pk-update-normal'. The 'hicolor' theme
was not found either, perhaps you need to install it.
You can get a copy from:
    http://icon-theme.freedesktop.org/releases

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4081): CRITICAL **: setup_bg: assertion
`manager->priv->bg == NULL' failed


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 1:00 AM, Tom Hanlon <tom at functionalmedia.com> wrote:
> Colug,
>
> I lost all my desktop icons.
>
> I get the gdm(?) login screen, I login and I
>
> What files are keeping the desktop from showing anything ?
> No panel, no icons, just a background and a cursor.
>
> I have tried more than a few things like uninstalling and
> re-installing the desktop.
>
> Still nothing.
>
> Has anyone been there ? Any advice.
>
> Centos 6.5
>
> Desktop originally installed with
> yum -y groupinstall Desktop
>
> But since it broke, I tried quite a few yum commands to try and clean
> whatever file was leading to no panel, no taskbar no nothing.
>
> I must say if feels like the 90's again. Am I going to have to hand
> edit an Xconfig file ?
>
> --
> Tom
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