Creating new user problem.

[r11ckp]

Hi, im quite new to linux and i have been logged in as root for some time now.

I have created a new user, but i keep getting errors when i try to log in.
I try to login with the following:

login richard
password ********

'No directory, logging in with home'

startx

....then a window pops up a minute later or so and says,

'could not start kstartupconfig. check your installation'

Does anybody know what is wrong?

Thanks

[Dapper Dan]

I wish I knew which distro you are using because most have a "GUI" type user account manager. "kstartupconfig" would be KDE so you'd want to use kuser. If you create a user from the command line you have to give the right options to add a user's home directory. See here for more.

[MikeTbob]

I think I have seen this error before and in my case it resulted from creating a new user with password and logging in before creating a new /home/username directory, just as Dan explained.
So try adding the /home/username directory. if you have not already done so.

[aluminumspleen]

just as an addition to Mike, make sure your /home/username has the right owner and permissions (the user owns and has write privelages), else you will still get weird errors. good luck!