On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:37:29 +0100 KatolaZ <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 10:36:02AM +1100, terryc wrote: > > I've just assembled a new machine and intalled Devuan Ascii > > from devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_dvd-1.iso with update and upgrade from > > pkgmanager. > > > > The desktop is XFCE4 and the first installation user can create > > desktop icons/launchers and have then run/start, but the added > > second user can not achieve similar success. > > > > The icon/launcher can be entered but it fails to launch and > > gives a general multipart message of reasons for error, of which the > > only relevant part is something about "policy". > > > > The problem has to be some setting in XFCE, but I can not workout > > which as this sort of issue hasn't arisen on linux in the previous > > decades. > > > > I've checked /etc/group and nothing springs to mind. > > Both users are members of sudo, backup and the usual scanner, audio, > > cdrom, etc. > > > > The second user can start programs from the command line and the > > Screen-right-click->Application->area-program function. > > > > Unfortunately web-fu isn't clicking this morning to help and I'm > > hoping some one may be able to provide information. > > > > Hi terryc, > > if this is still outstanding, could you please file a bug on > bugs.devuan.org? No and it wasn't a bug. I did post a follow up. Basically in building a new machine, the user was given everything in the backup /home/user and that brought a pile of old config stuff that which when removed fixed the problem. This was problem solving by posting on the "ether' and the brain will finally dredge up a clueby to advance the problem. Thanks. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
