Comment 54 for bug 155032

Just read my original bug report, 144722, which is marked as duplicate
of this one.

On Nov 24, 2007 4:47 PM, maybeway36 <email address hidden> wrote:
> Looks like someone should file another bug.
>
>
> On Nov 24, 2007 2:29 AM, wateenellende <email address hidden> wrote:
> > In that case, there must be something else wrong as well.
> >
> > The kdesudo ubuntu2.2 did not work for me, programs could not connect to
> > the X server. If I recall correctly, issueing an "xhost +" would resolve
> > that.
> >
> > Removing kdesudo and using kdesu instead worked for me.
> >
> > Other people have reported that removing the option root_squash from the
> > NFS share made it work for them, but I am not root at the faculties main
> > file server, so I can't test that.
> >
> >
> >
> > Frode M. Døving wrote:
> > > The current version of kdesudo in gutsy and hardy does not need root-write access to $HOME.
> > > The kdesudo version released in the first gutsy, did however start programs as root, but with the users environment variables.
> > > This evil and ugly bug told programs like adept, dolphin, konqueror and others,
> > > to save their configuration files to the users $HOME/.kde/ folder,
> > > even when the programs actually were running as the root user.
> > > The result is root-owned files in the users home directory once a program is executed with kdesudo.
> > > This issue is fixed in the ubuntu2.2 version in gutsy and in the hardy version.
> > >
> > > One should check the user home directory for root-ownership on configuration files, as that can be frustrating.
> > > Saving new configurations, bookmarks, settings etc. as the user might not work at all, if this is the case.
> > >
> >
> > --
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> > kdesu ownership change
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155032
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of a duplicate bug.
> >
>
> --
> kdesu ownership change
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155032
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>