Why am I not able to login into `GNOME` session on RHEL6 ?
Issue
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Unable to login into GNOME session on RHEL6. When trying to login, getting below error:
Could not update ICEauthority file /var/lib/gdm/.ICEauthority There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/libexec/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)
- When selecting a user from the user-list on gdm login screen, the GUI window immediately reverts back to the user selection window.
- There is no password prompt to enter a user's password on
GDM
login screen.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- GNOME Display Manager(GDM)
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