>
>
> I don't see why this happens ... Who edits /usr/bin/startkde with sed?
>

ok, I found it. It is in trigger script of  SL_desktop_tweaks!

this produces the error (in triggerpostun scriptlet):
# cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":s:xsetroot
-solid \"#000000\":' > /usr/bin/startkde

fails with
sed: -e expression #1, char 33: unknown option to `s'

should it be, like this???
# cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":xsetroot
-solid \"#000000\":' /usr/bin/startkde



# rpm -q SL_desktop_tweaks-5-4 --triggers | less
...
if [ -f /usr/bin/startkde ] ; then
        cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid
\"#5C0B13\":xsetroot -solid \"#000000\":' > /usr/bin/startkde.
tmp
        mv -f /usr/bin/startkde.tmp /usr/bin/startkde
        chmod 755 /usr/bin/startkde
fi
triggerpostun scriptlet (using /bin/sh) -- kdebase
if [ -f /usr/share/config/kickerrc ] ; then
        /bin/cp -f /usr/share/config/kickerrc.sl /usr/share/config/kickerrc
fi
if [ -f /usr/bin/startkde ] ; then
        cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid
\"#5C0B13\":s:xsetroot -solid \"#000000\":' > /usr/bin/startkd
e.tmp
        mv -f /usr/bin/startkde.tmp /usr/bin/startkde
        chmod 755 /usr/bin/startkde
fi
...

SL_desktop_tweaks-5-4 should be fixed !!!







>
> Quick fix:
>
> # wget
> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/i386/updates/security/kdebase-3.5.4-13.6.el5.i386.rpm
> # rpm -ihv --replacepkgs kdebase-3.5.4-13.6.el5.i386.rpm
>
> # ll /usr/bin/startkde
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 13277 Jun 14 22:41 /usr/bin/startkde
> # rpm -V kdebase
> ..5....T   /usr/bin/startkde
> S.5....T   /usr/share/config/kickerrc
>
>
>
> But this should be fixed!
>
> Urs
>
>
>
>
> David Gore wrote:
>> Trying to log into the console of my two SL5.0 machines this afternoon, I
>>
>> had the unwelcome surprise of having both of them tell me that my KDE
>> session "lasted less than 10 seconds" with no obvious errors in the
>> ~/.xsession-errors file:
>>
>> /usr/bin/startkde: Success
>>
>> Checking my root email, I find that there seems to have been an error
>> updating KDE, although yum thinks it updated just fine.  I'll paste the
>> email below.
>>
>> When I go to check /usr/bin/startkde, I find:
>>
>> [root@zim]# ls -l /usr/bin/startkde
>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jun 14 04:55 /usr/bin/startkde
>>
>> So no wonder KDE won't start.  Has anyone else found this error?  And, of
>>
>> course, how do I re-install this package without losing users' desktops
>> (i.e. without uninstalling first)?  There doesn't seem to be a way to try
>>  a
>> "yum -force install"
>>
>> Much thanks,
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>>
>> From [log in to unmask]  Thu Jun 14 04:55:21 2007
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:55:20 -0500
>> From: root <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: YUM:zim.bio.aps.anl.gov:2007-06-14
>>
>>  --------------------
>>  YUM - security
>>  --------------------
>>
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> ==
>>  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Si
>> ze
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> ==
>> Updating:
>>  kdebase                 i386       6:3.5.4-13.6.el5  sl-security        
>> 28 M
>>  kdebase-devel           i386       6:3.5.4-13.6.el5  sl-security       1
>> 18 k
>>
>> Transaction Summary
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> =========================
>> ==
>> Install      0 Package(s)
>> Update       2 Package(s)
>> Remove       0 Package(s)
>>
>> Total download size: 28 M
>> warning: kdebase-3.5.4-13.6.el5: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID a
>> 7048f8d
>> sed: -e expression #1, char 33: unknown option to `s'
>>
>> Updated: kdebase.i386 6:3.5.4-13.6.el5 kdebase-devel.i386 6:3.5.4-13.6.el
>> 5