Bugzilla – Bug 659998
setting file "/root/.kde4/share/config/kdedrc" isn't writeable Contact the system administrator
Last modified: 2013-01-21 09:05:30 UTC
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13 When I for the first time open File Manager - Super User Mode I get an error message which is translated from Swedish that says: setting file "/root/.kde4/share/config/kdedrc" isn't writeable Contact the system administrator Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Istall Milestone 5 x86_64 with KDE desktop 2.log in as user. 3.open File Manager - Super User Mode and enter root password. Actual Results: it says: setting file "/root/.kde4/share/config/kdedrc" isn't writeable Contact the system administrator Expected Results: Dolphin should have opened the directory Installed Milestone 5 with Virtualbox on a Windows host.
I can reproduce this with a fresh install of Milestone 5.
Only happens on the first run, after that the files are created.
*** Bug 671145 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
It is still present. dom feb 20 06:52:45 UTC 2011 "(changed during the 2011-02-20 Open-Bugs-Day about bugs for obsolete versions of openSUSE)"
Sorry for the following, but the 3 windows piled one over other. In fact, there were 3 messages: 1. "Setting file <</root/.kde4/share/config/kdedrc>> isn't writable. Contact the system administrator" 2. "Setting file <</root/.kde4/share/config/knotifyrc>> isn't writable. Contact the system administrator" 3. "Setting file <</root/.kde4/share/config/dolphinrc>> isn't writable. Contact the system administrator" "(changed during the 2011-02-20 Open-Bugs-Day about bugs for obsolete versions of openSUSE)"
Let me state something I have checked: this bug just occurs during a fresh installation, because if /root existed, as if it were the case of an OS update, there will be no issue. It might be reproduced in an updated Os by mv /root /root2 mkdir /root "(changed during the 2011-02-20 Open-Bugs-Day about bugs for obsolete versions of openSUSE)" dom feb 20 16:37:31 UTC 2011
Persists in 11.4 RC2 (upgrade scheme 11.2 > 11.4 RC 1 > 11.4 RC 2) N. B.: I omitted to say that I just not only mkdir root and leave empty, but I also take the files and directories from /etc/skel to fill the new root. However, empty or just filled with /etc/skel, this issue still takes place in RC2, except if there were a previous root KDE settings.
I´ve got the same problem with a openSUSE 11.4 final, in which I switched to tumbleweed standard repro and the 2.6.38 kernel. It is running in VirtualBox4.0.6 so when there is interest I can make a export of the virtual machine and provide it to you. It´s a 64bit guest, so you need hardware virtualisation abilities on you CPU. A screen shot(german language) will be added.
Created attachment 427552 [details] a screenshot of the popup(german language)
I've never seen this with 12.1 or later, assuming it is fixed. If you still can reproduce it please reopen.