FC6 upgrade to FC7 - blank desktop

[Sam Varshavchik]

Todd Zullinger writes:

> Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> I upgraded FC6 to FC7.  I boot, login from gdm, and get…
>> 
>> … a complete blank desktop, with just the new background picture.
>> Nothing starts.
> 
> Shouldn't your old background get used?
> 
>> No errors in X's log files.  X comes up fine and initializes, but
>> the session does not start.
> 
> Just to check, is there anything in ~/.xsession-errors?
> 
> Do you have a ~/.xsession or ~/.Xclients script that starts your
> session or are you just using the default?
> 
>> Tried removing all .gnome* and .gconf* files from my home directory
>> -- made no difference.
> 
> You probably already tried, but does a new user account work properly
> at least?

A new account works.

Now, I've figured out that if: after starting X in the old account, I look 
at the process table, I see a crapload of processes hanging on a connect to 
/tmp/.esd/socket.  If I kill the esd process, the desktop comes out.  Panels 
and a whole of other stuff is still screwed up, but at least the desktop 
comes up.

In a freshly-created account, the desktop comes up fine.

Now, if I take the existing account, rename the home directory, create a 
blank new home directory in its place, log in, and try to start X, it still 
hangs in esd!


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