problem with user log in

[yonas abraham]

On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 15:53 +0100, Enrico Pisoni wrote:
> Hi
> yesterday I updated my Fedora Core 3 installed on a single cpu-pc, and 
> it happened a very strange thing...
> 
> Now I can login only using "root" account....if I try with simple user 
> account, the system stops on a blue monitor....and nothing 
> happens....and nothing can be done....
> 
> But if I log in as a root, I can enter in the shell, change user, enter 
> in my home and work normally....but only using shell
> 
> someone can help me?
> thanks
> Bye
> Enrico
> 

can you add a new user and see if you can login using the new user? if
so there must be some user configuration like the gconf values from your
old system conflicting with the new one.