After running a system for a while I find this symptom has disappeared. I assume that either the bug has been fixed or another app has dealt with the situation more intelligently and the file has been created successfully, so that the error is no longer seen when using gedit.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761836 Title: Gtk-WARNING when running with sudo Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gedit Fresh setup of Natty beta 2 - wanted to prepare it for my TV-Card. This is the terminal output: ~$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/bttv [sudo] password xXxXxX: (gedit:2636): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.9YUNTV': No such file or directory (gedit:2636): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: gedit 2.30.4-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 15 16:50:40 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gedit UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/761836/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

