i solved that one by using gksudo nautilus which logs you in as root, then moving the folder back to the filesysten where it belongs.
Cheers chris T On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 17:28 +1200, Andrew Packer wrote: > On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 15:56 +1200, chris wrote: > > I have had this happen > > You have to add that line SHMConfig to the options section of xorg.conf > > then reboot. > > > > I am asuming that the mouse pad works perfectly for other users? > > I confess I didn't think of trying the touchpad while logged in as > another user. No one else uses the touchpad. (I use it only rarely - > ordinarily have a trackball plugged in.) > > I've added the line Option "SHMConfig" "true" to /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and > the touchpad config program now works. At least, it runs. > > I've still got my entire home folder on my desktop, which is the main > problem. > > =====Andrew > > >
