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Re: /tmp/dbprof prevents login via kdm



Am 2006-04-13 11:40:51, schrieb David Jarvie:
> I am trying to set up a second user on my system (Debian Etch, running
> a self-
> compiled KDE 3.5.2, but using the default Etch version of kdm). I find
> that when 
> using kdm to log in to KDE, only the first user to log in actually
> succeeds. When 
> another user subsequently tries to log in, KDE startup fails because
> of permissions 
> on the file /tmp/dbprof. This file by that time already exists and is
> owned by the 
> first user to log in, and is therefore not writable. I haven't tested
> to find out 
> whether the problem is specifically to do with KDE, or whether all
> desktops/window 
> managers are affected.

Do you try to run two instances of KDE?

If you use KDM, how can a second $USER can login, if there is allready
one loged in?  --  It seems, you have a little bit weired Setup there.

> Any ideas on what is the best way of dealing with this? One option
> would be to 
> delete it in the logout scripts. But what creates /tmp/dbprof, and
> why? I'm told on 
> a KDE mailing list that the file is not created by KDE.

Which programs are started with KDE?

Greetings
    Michelle Konzack


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