on Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 11:08:47AM +0200, Leo Laursen (l.laursen@mail1.stofanet.dk) wrote: > In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > > > I'm getting a dialog box with the following error when running Galeon > > after the latest unstable upgrade: > > > Cannot find a schema for galeon preferences. > > Check your gconf setup, look at galeon FAQ for more information. > > > Expert mode > > ----------- > > > 1. Edit the "path" file in the directory $sysconfdir/gconf/1. > > > A basic configuration for the default backend would look > > like: > > > xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory > > include "$(HOME)/.gconf.path" > > xml:readwrite:$(HOME)/.gconf > > xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults > > > =2E..I don't find a setup-gconf-source file in the Galeon package. I'm > > sufficiently a non-GNOME user that I've no idea how to go about setting > > up a gconf schema (let alone what the damned things are). > > > I did find /etc/gconf/schemas/galeon.schemas, but it doesn't appear to > > be doing the trick. Note it's listed in conffiles (below). > > > Anyone got a fix for this? First, I'm redirecting response to list. This is of general interest, I'd hope. > Making "/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" world _writable_ fixes it. > Faq said chmod -R 755; but that did'nt help. > I tried chmod -R 777, and that works. (a litle drastic) > After that Galeon wrote a lot of "stuf" in the dir. WTF is /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults doing being world writeable? Isn't that just crying out for all kinds of nastiness? And no, this isn't aimed at Leo. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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