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Re: segfault in mozilla-browser-0.9.4-3 postinst



On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 07:36:50PM -0600, Jason E. Stewart wrote:
> "Ethan Benson" <erbenson@alaska.net> writes:
> 
> > > Ok. I lied, galeon only works for root. If I try to run it as a
> > 
> > you should not even be trying that, ever.
> 
> Advice is good, reasons are even better. Why shouldn't I run it as root?

no X program should ever be run as root.  period.

root is for system administration ONLY not for random web browsing and
daily use.  you should be root as little as possible.

> > chmod -R go=rX /etc/gconf
> 
> That's one of the things I tried. No luck same error.

i have 3 separate machines and cannot reproduce this problem.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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