Description of problem: metacity doesn't start as of FC6-Test2-re20060709.7/5.91; this was determined by strange behavior in gnome, and when one tries to run metacity as root, you get the following error: metacity: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: failed to map segment from shared object: Permission denied Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): metacity-2.15.5-6 mesa-libGL-6.5-13.fc6 How reproducible: Always, at least on the machine I'm trying to use Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install the system with 20060709.7/5.91 2. Log in as a user at gdm 3. get a confusing error, and continue 4. Open a terminal window, and notice that it's overlapping the gnome-panel at the top, and that trying to hide all windows complains about a lack of a window manager. 5. Try to run metacity as root at the command prompt Actual results: metacity: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: failed to map segment from shared object: Permission denied Expected results: Metacity should run. Indeed, should already be running. Additional info: Installed it today, from bigpapi.boston.redhat.com; seems to be the most recent build available from that system.
The message referenced in 3 was: "Do you wish to make default.desktop the default for future sessions? Your preferred session type Default System Session is not installed on this computer. Just _L_og In _C_ancel Make _D_efault" Where I picked the last option in order to continue. May be related?
This has been fixed since.