Fedora 21 server gnome install not starting

[Pete Travis]

On Mar 8, 2015 1:50 PM, "Morgan Read" <mstuff at read.org.nz> wrote:
>
> Hello Folks
>
> I know there's many questions about 'no graphical environment on server',
but I've install gnome and enabled it.
>
> After booting the display hangs following:
> [ OK ] Started GNOME Display Manager
> And, perhaps a few following such as starting virtualisation demon,
waiting for plymouth to quit
>
> Following a server install I ran the following successfully:
> # yum groupinstall gnome --skip-broken
> # systemctl set-default graphical.target
>
> This this is what systemctl says:
> ]# systemctl status -l gdm.service
> ● gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager
>    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service; enabled)
>    Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Sun 2015-03-08 17:51:35
GMT; 1min 29s ago
>   Process: 1613 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
>  Main PID: 1613 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service: main process
exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered
failed state.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: start request repeated too
quickly for gdm.service
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Failed to start GNOME Display
Manager.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered
failed state.
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.
>
>
> Any pointers would be very much appreciated.
>
> Many thanks.
> Morgan
> --
> Morgan Read
>
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> --
>

Hi Morgan,

I'm asking out of personal curiosity, so please don't take this as a
criticism.  If you wanted a GNOME desktop, why did you install Fedora
Server instead of Fedora Workstation?

--Pete
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