KDE: Problems with KDE: "Segmentation Faults"(Internal)
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.2
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Symptom:
KDE programs run smoothly if you are logged in as superuser (root). However,
when logged in as a normal user, the start of some KDE programs is interrupted
and the error message "segmentation fault" is displayed. This problem has been
observed particularly in connection with KDE Help and KDE version 1.1.1
Cause:
You have logged in as a normal user and then assumed superuser rights by
means of the "su" command. When starting a program like KDE Help with
these rights, the corresponding configuration file's access rights are
modified ("root" becomes owner). If you now try to start this program as
a normal user, you will get the above mentioned error message, because
the program cannot access its configuration file in writing mode.
Solution:
You have to restore the right access permissions for the files at .kde/share
in your home directory.
Procedure:
You can either search for the single files whose rights have been affected
and modify them or simply recursively reset all files. This can be done by
executing the following command as superuser: chown -Rc User:users
/home/user/.kde/*
Please replace "user" with the user name of
the respective account; if necessary, you will also have to adapt "users"
if group memberships differ.
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X Applications
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Author: glazzar@suse.de
- Version: 09. Jan 2002
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