[Bug 265226] New: ksmserver can't start; get "Could not start ksmserver" and "cannot connect to X server"

[james at jmarshall.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265226

           Summary: ksmserver can't start; get "Could not start ksmserver"
                    and "cannot connect to X server"
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: crash
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: james at jmarshall.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

I just upgraded to KDE 4.6.0 using the one-click install for openSuSE 11.3 . 
Now, when I reboot, it doesn't load.  X starts, apparently (there are
borderless windows), but there's an error message "Could not start ksmserver. 
Check your installation."

When I try to run ksmserver from a command line, I get:

unnamed app(6429): Cannot connect to the X server
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Reboot.

Actual Results:  
The machine boots and (I think) logs me in, and X starts, but the window
manager doesn't.  The error message "Could not start ksmserver.  Check your
installation." appears in a small text window.  I can't use my computer now
except as a console.

Also, I can't report the bug using the automatic crash tool, since when I try
to login to bugs.kde.org I get told "failed to communicate with kded".


Expected Results:  
Should boot normally.

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