On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 08:17:05AM -0700, Jeff D wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2007, Thomas H. George wrote: > > >After netinst of etch attempts to start iceape and openoffice as a regular > >user fail. I was able to alter permissions to allow a regular user to > >open a console window. If, in the console window I become root, then as > >root I can successfully start and user both iceape and openoffice. I need > >to alter the permissions so a regular use can use these programs and root > >is not allowed to access the internet from iceape but I haven't found the > >proper way to do this. > > > >Tom George > > > > Hi Tom, > > This sounds kind of odd .. How are you getting into X? You really > shouldnt have to modify permissions to run these apps. Why did you have > to modify permissions to start a console window? >
I am ashamed to say I don't remember exactly. I think the sequence was that first X wouldn't start. Checking .mozilla on my other box I saw the owners were tom:tom so I set the .mozilla owners on the new box to tom:tom. I probably next did apt-get install icewm and the /etc/init.d/gdm restart. Then I was into X but the apps didn't work. I changed some of the permissions to 744 - again matching my other box - and then could open the console window but the other apps aborted with startup errors. I tried strace -e trace=open and saw a lot of failures but on my old box I also saw many failures so I counldn't pinpoint any problem. At this point I tried opening the apps from the console window as root and they started with no problems. To keep all the information in one posting I will also respond to other replies. First, both iceape and openoffice are in /usr/bin. openoffice is a softlink to ooo-wrapper. All of these have rwxr-xr-x permissions and are owned by root:root. Second, I have tried apt-get --reinstall install openoffice.org to no effect. A final note: I tried starting gnome instead of icewm it started but with limited capabilities - I could not access any apps. Tom > Jeff > --- > Human beings were created by water to transport it uphill. OT but I can't resist. I am battling with FEMA - the saviour of New Orleans - which has declared our hillside property part of a flood plain. A survey shows we are 107.6 feet above the small creek at the foot of the hill. Must we carry flood waters uphill? Tom > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]