Am 2006-04-13 11:40:51, schrieb David Jarvie: > I am trying to set up a second user on my system (Debian Etch, running > a self- > compiled KDE 3.5.2, but using the default Etch version of kdm). I find > that when > using kdm to log in to KDE, only the first user to log in actually > succeeds. When > another user subsequently tries to log in, KDE startup fails because > of permissions > on the file /tmp/dbprof. This file by that time already exists and is > owned by the > first user to log in, and is therefore not writable. I haven't tested > to find out > whether the problem is specifically to do with KDE, or whether all > desktops/window > managers are affected.
Do you try to run two instances of KDE? If you use KDM, how can a second $USER can login, if there is allready one loged in? -- It seems, you have a little bit weired Setup there. > Any ideas on what is the best way of dealing with this? One option > would be to > delete it in the logout scripts. But what creates /tmp/dbprof, and > why? I'm told on > a KDE mailing list that the file is not created by KDE. Which programs are started with KDE? Greetings Michelle Konzack -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/88452356 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]