can you verify the user is in the video group?
grep video /etc/group

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On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 23:06 -0400, John covici wrote:
> Hi. I can run gnome as root or log into it as root, but if I try as a
> normal user I get the following errors:
>
> /etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
> stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> /etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- show-all-if-ambiguout
> show-all-if-ambiguout: No such file or directory
>
>
> Anyone have an idea as to what is happening or even how to
> troubleshoot such a thing?
>
> Thanks.
>
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> How do
> you spend it?
>
>       John Covici
>       covici@(protected)

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