David Hare wrote: > Ok, getting somewhere now but still some odd behaviour. Purged > kdesudo-trinity and disabled my user from /etc/sudoers. > > ~/trinity/share/config/kdesurc reads: > > [Passwords] > Keep=false > I have that. > [super-user-command] > super-user-command=su > I know what that is. > Now, if I do, e.g. <kdesu kwrite> in konsole: > > dzz@exelinux:~$ kdesu kwrite > Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > Error: "/tmp/ksocket-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > kdeinit: Shutting down running client. > /usr/bin/iceauth: creating new authority file /root/.ICEauthority > Error: "/tmp/ksocket-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > kbuildsycoca running... > Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > Error: "/tmp/kde-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > DCOP Cleaning up dead connections. > Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-dzz" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. > > It opens but then I can't use kicker or the menu to open anything > else, dcop server crashes: > > "KLauncher could not be reached via DCOP" > > If I then issue (as user) <kdeinit> everything then behaves normally > for the rest of the session! The error reappears on next login though. > > This is now consistent over numerous reboots/relogins and for a second > user account also > > Similar behaviour with sux > > An annoyance but not a showstopper so far. > > @Jimmy: > > <help:/kdesu/using-kdesu.html> (in a konq window) might have a clue to > the password retention issue, seems a kde thing (probably > configurable) > > Note my kdesurc > > [Passwords] > Keep=false > David, just so you know, I don't know what's going on, maybe if you get it figure out you can do a step-by-step rundown on the changes you made and the expected behavior !?! After more than 8 years using Debian I'm still just a point-n-click user. :-P Thanks, -- Jimmy Johnson Debian Squeeze - Trinity KDE 3.5.12 at sda12 Registered Linux User #380263