Cannot start greeter application

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Not able to login to the gui on the server. However, it simply shows a small white popup window on a black background that reads as below:
"Cannot start greeter application; you will not be able to log in. This display will be disabled. Try logging in by other means and editing the configuration file"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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