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Re: [Question #78094]: Jaunty gives '$ HOME/.dmrc file being ignored' after booting

 

Question #78094 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78094

    Status: Answered => Open

RayArdia is still having a problem:
Thanks Sam. Followed up to 'ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc', output was as below:-

ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .Xauthority
-rw-------  1 ray ray  120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root  4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw-------  1 ray  ray     16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x  9 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r-----  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------  2 ray  ray      0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray  36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray     37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x  1 ray  ray    234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw-------  1 ray  ray  34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray  16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   4952 2009-07-26 12:53 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc
-rw-r--r--  1 ray ray    2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root  4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw-------  1 ray  ray     16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x  9 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r-----  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------  2 ray  ray      0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray  36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray     37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x  1 ray  ray    234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw-------  1 ray  ray  34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray  16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   5249 2009-07-26 12:54 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc
-rw-r--r--  1 ray ray    2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root  4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw-------  1 ray  ray     16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x  9 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r-----  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------  2 ray  ray      0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray  36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx  6 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray     37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray    675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x  1 ray  ray    234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw-------  1 ray  ray   1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw-------  1 ray  ray  34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------  3 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray      0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x  5 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray  16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x  2 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x  4 ray  ray   4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw-------  1 ray  ray    120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r--  1 ray  ray   5830 2009-07-26 12:55 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$ 

Should I now enter 'each
-re-----' etc?
Is ##my .dmrc the next instruction?
Sorry to be so dim!
Your help much appreciated.
Ray


On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 22:35 +0000, Sam wrote:

> Your question #78094 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78094
> 
>     Status: Open => Answered
> 
> Sam proposed the following answer:
> ls -la $HOME/.Xauthority
> ls -la $HOME/.dmrc
> 
> each
> -rw------- 1 username username
> 
> ##my .dmrc has 600
> However gid and uid e.g. 1000 should be the user
> id
> grep 1000 /etc/passwd
> 
> chown 1000:1000 /home/username/.dmrc
> chmod 644 /home/username/.dmrc
>

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