Gnome desktop icons do not load on login
Issue
- Gnome desktop fails to load
- Cannot right click on desktop
- Cannot drag icon to desktop
- Existing icons on desktop are missing
- When choosing from the top menu Places -> Desktop the following error message is displayed:
Cannot open location 'file:///root/Desktop' There is no default action associated with this location
- This problem occurs for any user that logs into the system. Logout and re-login does not resolve the issue.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Gnome Desktop Environment
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