On executing startx, why does it fail to load gui and goes back to the command line prompt ?
Issue
- Running the command startx from the console fails and it attempts to run but goes back to the command line prompt.
- Running the command startx from init level 3 does not invoke the default Desktop environment.
- Unable to run startx from console
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- Gnome Desktop Environment
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