Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?
On Monday 03 July 2006 00:46, Iain Buchanan wrote: On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 13:50 +0100, Dave S wrote: On Sunday 02 July 2006 12:40, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: HOME = /root --- HOME = /home/vanda This is only a theory but could it be that one reads config files in /root and the other in /home/vanda? The only related config I can find is for /etc/gksu.conf and thats not user dependent. I cant find any config relevent in /root or /home/vanda you'll probably find its a gnome (or kde) theme that is causing the issue, and the gnome (or kde) themes are stored in $HOME. Since you usually don't log in graphically as root (which is usually good) you don't have theme folders set up in root's home... am I making sense?! You sure are :) try running `visudo` and commenting out the line: Defaultsenv_reset I don't know if gksudo uses this file, but if it does, your problem should go away... If it does go away, then uncomment the line and do something better like: Defaults:yourname env_keep-=TERMCAP Unfortunately my /etc/gksudo is pretty sparse - it consists of ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc# cat sudoers # /etc/sudoers # # This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root. # # See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file. # # Host alias specification # User alias specification # Cmnd alias specification # Defaults Defaults!lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn # User privilege specification rootALL=(ALL) ALL # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc# HTH, -- Iain Buchanan iaindb at netspace dot net dot au It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] environmental variables ?
I throw myself on your mercy, this is for a kubuntu install not a gentoo install - but you guys are the most technical bunch I know :) I start an app with 'gksudo simple-backup-config', (a gtk backup utility 'sbackup') and all is well, the GUI it is rendered perfectly. I upgrade my system. I start the app with 'gksudo simple-backup-config', YUK it looks like someone chewed it, the graphics are so primitive, white blocks around the GUI radio buttons, the tabs are separated and look like loose teeth, the buttons have lost their border and are just icons. Experimenting I found that 'gksudo -k simple-backup-config' restored it to its former beauty, as did straight 'sudo simple-backup-config'. Ahh I thought - environmental variables so I dug out a script to dump all environmental variables, did a diff between gksudo and gksudo -k and got ... DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID = gksudo/|home|vanda| test/27282-0-vanda-comp_TIME771509819 --- DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID = gksudo/|home|vanda| test/27292-0-vanda-comp_TIME771642528 13c13 HOME = /root --- HOME = /home/vanda 38c38 XAUTHORITY = /tmp/libgksu1.2-AbpNh8/.Xauthority --- XAUTHORITY = /tmp/libgksu1.2-wNoSTR/.Xauthority Not much change there. OK I am stumped. what else changes between gksudo and gksudo -k to affect GUI rendering ? I know its no big deal but I would like to know. :) Thanks in advance Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?
On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: HOME = /root --- HOME = /home/vanda This is only a theory but could it be that one reads config files in /root and the other in /home/vanda? -- Bo Andresen pgpWaUWUqSXNt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?
On Sunday 02 July 2006 12:40, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: HOME = /root --- HOME = /home/vanda This is only a theory but could it be that one reads config files in /root and the other in /home/vanda? The only related config I can find is for /etc/gksu.conf and thats not user dependent. I cant find any config relevent in /root or /home/vanda Its a bit of a teaser this :) Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?
On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 13:50 +0100, Dave S wrote: On Sunday 02 July 2006 12:40, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: HOME = /root --- HOME = /home/vanda This is only a theory but could it be that one reads config files in /root and the other in /home/vanda? The only related config I can find is for /etc/gksu.conf and thats not user dependent. I cant find any config relevent in /root or /home/vanda you'll probably find its a gnome (or kde) theme that is causing the issue, and the gnome (or kde) themes are stored in $HOME. Since you usually don't log in graphically as root (which is usually good) you don't have theme folders set up in root's home... am I making sense?! try running `visudo` and commenting out the line: Defaultsenv_reset I don't know if gksudo uses this file, but if it does, your problem should go away... If it does go away, then uncomment the line and do something better like: Defaults:yourname env_keep-=TERMCAP HTH, -- Iain Buchanan iaindb at netspace dot net dot au It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
