xfce4 -4.2.3-3 fc5 won't startup on fedora

[Kevin Fenzi]

>>>>> "sean" == sean  <seandarcy2 at gmail.com> writes:

sean> I've installed xfce on fc5.  X appears to start, and the blue
sean> fedora bubble logo shows up. There's a panel centered at the
sean> bottom. Clicking any item on the panel, or even hovering,
sean> generates a crash box, which regenerates the panel.

I just sent some more suggestions on your post to fedora devel list,
but will mention a few things here too. :) 

sean> Here are the messages from the console:

sean> .............  (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

sean> /usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
sean> Agent pid 4100 which: no xfce4-session in
sean> (/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/NX/bin:/root/bin)

sean> (xfce-mcs-manager:4103): libxfce4mcs-CRITICAL **:
sean> mcs_manager_add_channel_from_file: assertion `filename != NULL
sean> && strlen (filename) > 0' failed /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc: line
sean> 106: 4105 Segmentation fault xfwm4 --daemon ** Message: Cannot
sean> connect to session manager /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc: line 123:
sean> 4108 Segmentation fault xfcalendar /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc: line
sean> 123: 4110 Segmentation fault $panel

sean> No errors in Xorg.0.log.

sean> I assume the root cause is the the xfce-mcs-manager error. It
sean> seems to be looking for something it can't find.

Might be the permssions on your /tmp/.ICE-unix directory being messed
up? 

I think the seg faults after that are the more serious issues. 
See my other email on how to generate a gdb backtrace on them. ;) 

sean> Any help appreciated.
sean> sean

kevin
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