Re: [arch-general] new xorg go-openoffice are fighting - fatal user interface language cannot be determined [SOLVED]
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 05:04:53PM -0600, David C. Rankin wrote: Ah hah! sudo chown -R david:david ./config/.openoffice.org and all is well. For some reason starting as root while su root caused the ./config/.openoffice.org directory to be created under root UID GID. Doesn't seem like it should have done that. Usually even if using su or kdesu the configs still go under /root not the current user. Strange ... If you need a real root shell you must give the -l option to su. Try this: $ su Password: and then look at the $USER environment variable: surprised? Anyway it isn't a good idea to run graphical applications as root. bye
Re: [arch-general] new xorg go-openoffice are fighting - fatal user interface language cannot be determined [SOLVED]
On Monday 09 November 2009 17:18:28 and regarding: and then look at the $USER environment variable: surprised? Well it's me! Anyway it isn't a good idea to run graphical applications as root. Good words of wisdom to live by :-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
Re: [arch-general] new xorg go-openoffice are fighting - fatal user interface language cannot be determined [SOLVED]
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 05:57:38PM -0600, David C. Rankin wrote: On Monday 09 November 2009 17:18:28 and regarding: and then look at the $USER environment variable: surprised? Well it's me! Yes, you are half root, half david; kde will create its directories in /tmp/ksocket-david, /tmp/kde-david, /var/tmp/kdecache-david but owned by root. Boom. Anyway it isn't a good idea to run graphical applications as root. Good words of wisdom to live by :-) And not only for security reasons; If you have time have a look at http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14926 in that case the permission problems affected the system directories. And times ago there where permission (umask) issues with users calling pacman with sudo.
