Re: /.kde and /.gnome* - policy?
>>>> "ES" == Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com> writes:
[...]
>> All these directories are created when you run gnome for the firts time. If
>> these directories are there, then you have a configuration problem.
ES> well, I don't think so since it's fairly vanilla system (fresh
ES> install), with very few tweaks...
ES> what exactly does it mean run the gnome for the first time? any gnome
ES> program? control center? session manager?
Session manager, control-center, panel all gnome applications.
[...]
ES> there are also .gnome and /.gnome_private directoreis under /root, so
ES> the ones under / are not root's (I guess)
>>
>> If somebody other than root can write files here (/) you have a big problem.
ES> I believe it was written by installation scripts, I just don't know
ES> which one.
Gnome scripts doesn't write these directories. See in /var/lib/dpkg/info/
for postinst scripts.
Christian
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