Google Earth runs for all users except me

[Reindl Harald]

Am 15.02.2013 16:44, schrieb Jonathan Ryshpan:
> On Thu, 2013-02-14 at 21:49 -0500, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> On 02/14/2013 08:03 AM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
>>> I have just installed the proprietary nvidia drivers on an x86_64
>>> system, and have found that google-earth runs correctly when invoked by
>>> any user except me (root, guest, etc.), but not when invoked by me (that
>>> is jonrysh).  The symptom is that when invoked jonrysh everything works
>>> correctly (sidebar, top bar, tour guide, etc) EXCEPT for the main
>>> window, which is supposed to show the world image; this window is black.
>>> When invoked by any other user, google-earth runs exactly as expected.
>>>
>>> The problem is not bad data in ~/.googleearth; when .googleearth is
>>> deleted from my home directory things continue as before.
>>>
>>> System Details
>>>          CPU: AMD 64-bits, 4 core
>>>          Video: GeForce 8400GS
>>>          OpSys: Fedora 17 with all updates
>>>          Driver: kmod-nvidia-3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64-304.64-2.fc17.5.x86_64
>>>
>>> Has anyone else seen this?  What's the best way to investigate?
>>
>> The problem is some setting in your home environment if it works for all 
>> other users.  Delete your home and star over.
> 
> So much is obvious.  I had hoped to avoid having to recreate my
> environment, which has taken me a lot of work to get right.

"ls -lha ~/"

if there any google folder?
delete this folder

kill the whole userhome for one application is an idiotic
suggestion - nearly any user application has it's setting
in /home/username/.appname and after delete this folder the
specific application is reset

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