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jahid wrote:I have just run another instance of firefox with root privillege.

find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

Cosmo. wrote:

jahid wrote:I have just run another instance of firefox with root privillege.

Please tell us the precise command for doing this.

Additionally do this:
Mark the following command and press ctrl-C

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

open a terminal and press ctrl-shift-V
Mark the complete result inclusive the command and press ctrl-shift-C
In the forum click the Code-button above the text box, than press ctrl-v.

Report in case, that there is no output.

~ >>> gksudo firefox
~ >>> 

jahid wrote:That's a pretty huge list. If you could be specific about some directory inside $HOME, that would be good.

find /home/$SUDO_USER ! -user $SUDO_USER -exec chown $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER '{}' \;

sudo -i

Cosmo. wrote:This is not bad on itself, but we will afterwards no longer be able to investigate an further.
Mark the following command completely and make sure, that you do not miss any sign, than press ctrl-C

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find /home/$SUDO_USER ! -user $SUDO_USER -exec chown $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER '{}' \;

Open a terminal and enter

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sudo -i

Now still in the same terminal press ctrl-shift-V
Run this command and wait until it has finished.
Press twice ctrl-d
Immediately log off and back into your account.

Test DTA.

Mute Ant wrote:"That's a pretty huge list." It's just the items that have inappropriate ownership...zero (0) items on my machine.