Why does Gnome desktop freezes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Gnome desktop hangs.
  • Unable to use keyboard or mouse.
  • Remote access to workstation works fine.
  • To overcome the hung state X server needs to be killed or hard reboot is required.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • Nvidia Graphics Card

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