loss of Preferences

[Wulfy]

Willis Taylor wrote:
> Wulfy wrote:
>> Willis Taylor wrote:
>>> I recently used synaptic, from Ubuntu 7.10, and installed KDE 3.5 
>>> Desktop.  It's fantastic but having MS I've mostly lost the use of 
>>> my right arm and need to operate my Track Ball from the left.  I 
>>> make the System changes and everything is fine until I reboot.  On 
>>> rebooting I get two messages each time;
>>> .. The first informs me that my Preferences cannot be saved because  
>>> /home/<my log on>/kde/share/config/koonquerorrc is not writable.
>>> .. The second follows the same path up to /config/kickerrc and it 
>>> has the same problem.
>>>
>>> I went to my home file and from there created kde/share/config and 
>>> there created the two ending files and in permissions made them 
>>> writable.  Still, I have the problem.  Please, where did I go wrong?
>> It's "/home/<your log on>/.kde/share/config". Note the "." before 
>> kde?  It means it's a hidden file so you'll need to Show Hidden Files 
>> on your Konqueror's View menu.  All the files in that folder and 
>> below should belong to you.  If they don't, that's why you can't 
>> write to them.
>>
> Thanks a million and the files are indeed there.  The permissions read 
> -rw on both, is that not correct?  I'm sorry but I was a dyed in the 
> wool Windows dummy until a couple of months ago.
The permissions seem OK.  Who owns the files?  You or root?  If root, 
then you'll have to do what Nils suggested...

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