how to log out without panel

[Keith Mastin]

>> A while back I posted for help with my missing gnome panel. I was
>> offered a little direction but nothing helped. I can't find anything
>> on google either. I even tried removing files from another
>> /home/account one-by-one -to see which file affects the panel - none
>> did - that leaves me wondering if the panel is not even stored in
>> /home/account - whch is wierd because all the new accounts I create
>> have panels - so, where are these account-specific panels stored?
>
> I think I might have just found it.
>
> Open Gnome Control Center, click on Advanced, then Sessions. Go to the
> Current Sessions tab, see if there is an item in there for gnome-panel.
> If not, it somehow might have been removed from the session startup.
>
> Go to the Startup Programs tab, click add, and put in "gnome-panel".
>
> Back out of X (ctrl-alt-back), and startx again.

That might work, but if it doesn't, you need to search $HOME with the -a
switch so you can see the dot files. Delete all the .gnome directories and
files and login. This should create a new gnome profile for you to replace
the fubar'ed one.

-- 
Keith
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