File being ignored on start up (SOLVED)
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File being ignored on start up (SOLVED)
I am using Mint 17.3 I have been going along fine now tonight I start getting this message on start up.:
User's $Home/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default session and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions. User's $Home directory must be owned by user and not writable by other users.
The only thing I have done that may be causing the problem I have been setting up my network between two home computers. Any suggestions, and having limited computer knowledge, how do I fix it..
Thanks,
Harvey McRae
User's $Home/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default session and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions. User's $Home directory must be owned by user and not writable by other users.
The only thing I have done that may be causing the problem I have been setting up my network between two home computers. Any suggestions, and having limited computer knowledge, how do I fix it..
Thanks,
Harvey McRae
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Re: File being ignored on start up
I will admit that unlike Cosmo's rational suggestion to get the facts mine is just a flat out guess but .....
When you create a share using the file manager and specify anything but read only the application as it's last step will assign the permissions of 777 to the shared folder. If you do that to your home directory it violates this part of the error message:
Are you running Mint Cinnamon? And did you share your home folder using the file manager?The only thing I have done that may be causing the problem I have been setting up my network between two home computers.
When you create a share using the file manager and specify anything but read only the application as it's last step will assign the permissions of 777 to the shared folder. If you do that to your home directory it violates this part of the error message:
You home directory needs to be set back to 755.User's $Home directory must be owned by user and not writable by other users.
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Re: File being ignored on start up
Here is my findings:Cosmo. wrote:Are you able to log in?
Open terminal and enter:Paste the output here.Code: Select all
ll ~/.dmrc
-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrc
Re: File being ignored on start up
This sounds like you are on the right area.......altair4 wrote:I will admit that unlike Cosmo's rational suggestion to get the facts mine is just a flat out guess but .....Are you running Mint Cinnamon? YESThe only thing I have done that may be causing the problem I have been setting up my network between two home computers.
And did you share your home folder using the file manager? Not that I am aware of.
I installed the Samba file on both the upstairs office computer and this computer. That seemed to give me instant access to my documents and picture files that I had set up on the office computer. NOW !!! At first when I was trying to transfer some picture files, I got the message I did not have permission........I did go up to the office, select all the picture files and changed the permission to read and write (or whatever the wording for the full permission)..
When you create a share using the file manager and specify anything but read only the application as it's last step will assign the permissions of 777 to the shared folder. If you do that to your home directory it violates this part of the error message:You home directory needs to be set back to 755.User's $Home directory must be owned by user and not writable by other users.
My computer "Smarts" are not sufficient to tackle this........Can you give me step by step instructions as to how to set the "Home Directory" back to 755.
Thanks.
Re: File being ignored on start up
At first check the current permissions with
in the terminal.
(A small additional step to get facts )
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ls -ld ~/.
(A small additional step to get facts )
Re: File being ignored on start up
Finding :
drwxrwxrwx 23 harvey harvey 4096 Jan 12 06:28 (Dark Green Highlight) /home/harvey/.
drwxrwxrwx 23 harvey harvey 4096 Jan 12 06:28 (Dark Green Highlight) /home/harvey/.
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chmod 0755 /home/harvey
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Re: File being ignored on start up
altair4 wrote:Sorry for the delay. Not sure why I entered this thread since Cosmo knows more than I do so I just went off to do something else. This thing with samba and the home directory happens so much that my intrusion was instinct.Code: Select all
chmod 0755 /home/harvey
Entered chmod 0755 /home/harvey
Nothing happened
tried sudo chmod 0755 /home/harvey
then asked for password. password entered but still nothing more happens.
I have to step out for some errands, Back in 1 to 1 1/2 hrs.
Thanks
Re: File being ignored on start up
Nothing will happen except to change the permissions of the folder.
Run this command again:
It should come back with:
Run this command again:
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ls -ld ~/.
drwxr-xr-x 23 harvey harvey 4096 Jan 12 06:28 /home/harvey/.
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Re: File being ignored on start up
Does this mean that the permissions didn't change? Or did you just didn't see any message returned from the shell? If the latter, it was successful. Let's find out...HarrisCreekCentral wrote:Nothing happened
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ls -ld ~/.
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... and in addition: There should indeed something "happen", namely the error message at start up (starting post) should not appear any more. But of course, this happens only, when you log off and back in. Did you do this?
BTW: no sudo needed in this case, as the folder belongs to you. Note, sometimes a sudo too much can break things instead of solving anything. Please don't misunderstand sudo as a kind of swiss universal knife. sudo is a powerful command, wrongly used the shot can go backwards.
BTW: no sudo needed in this case, as the folder belongs to you. Note, sometimes a sudo too much can break things instead of solving anything. Please don't misunderstand sudo as a kind of swiss universal knife. sudo is a powerful command, wrongly used the shot can go backwards.
Re: File being ignored on start up
The message comes back correct: drwx-xr-x 23 harvey harvey Jan 12 11:28 /home/harvey/.JoeFootball wrote:Does this mean that the permissions didn't change? Or did you just didn't see any message returned from the shell? If the latter, it was successful. Let's find out...HarrisCreekCentral wrote:Nothing happened
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ls -ld ~/.
Now I shut the computer down completely, re-booted but I still get the same message on start up. (User $Home being ignored etc..)
Thanks to both of you for your suggestons.
Re: File being ignored on start up
I took another look at this and found something, what I overlooked at the first time.HarrisCreekCentral wrote:Here is my findings:Cosmo. wrote:,Open terminal and enter:Paste the output here.Code: Select all
ll ~/.dmrc
-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrc
The group association for the file .dmrc is harvey2, not harvey (what it should be). Do you have any explanation how this can be? harvey2 does definitely sound, as if you had experimented somehow.
For (hopefully) correction do this:
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sudo chown :harvey ~/.dmrc
Check again with
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ll ~/.dmrc
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chmod 644 ~/.dmrc
Re: File being ignored on start up
This is indeed, what the error message suggests. But I really wonder, why. If I look at that file, I always (all my systems) get the permissions as given in the output by HarrisCreekCentral above. And this definitely works. Maybe, that rwxr-xr-x would do it also, I did not test.Buzzsaw wrote:Code: Select all
chmod 644 ~/.dmrc
Re: File being ignored on start up
This is what I get this time. -rw-rw-rw- 1 harvey harvey 2 (Date & Time) /home/harvey/.dmrcCosmo. wrote:I took another look at this and found something, what I overlooked at the first time.HarrisCreekCentral wrote:Here is my findings:Cosmo. wrote:,Open terminal and enter:Paste the output here.Code: Select all
ll ~/.dmrc
-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrc
The group association for the file .dmrc is harvey2, not harvey (what it should be). Do you have any explanation how this can be? harvey2 does definitely sound, as if you had experimented somehow.
For (hopefully) correction do this:(In this case sudo is needed, although you are the owner of the file.)Code: Select all
sudo chown :harvey ~/.dmrc
Check again withBTW: The output for ls -ld ~/. is now correct; this means there has something "happened".Code: Select all
ll ~/.dmrc
I have no clue what I could have done to get the harvey2
Next message from Buzz Saw to try ( chmod 644 ~/.dmrc ) Should I try that.
Maybe I should just reboot from the DVD, then re-install the whole package. I have pretty well everything backed up and most my packages are in the software packages. It doen't look like there is a simple fix for this one.
Re: File being ignored on start up
How in the $#@& did that file change from this:
If you get the same error message after a reboot do what the error message and Buzzsaw say:
To this:-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrc
All of my ubuntu machines regardless of DE have it set to 644 just like the error message suggests. All of the Mint machines have it set to 600. I don't know if it matters but my vote is to go with the mint way first:This is what I get this time. -rw-rw-rw- 1 harvey harvey 2 (Date & Time) /home/harvey/.dmrc
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chmod 600 ~/.dmrc
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chmod 644 ~/.dmrc
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Re: File being ignored on start up
Now things are happening !!! Using thisaltair4 wrote:How in the $#@& did that file change from this:To this:-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrcAll of my ubuntu machines regardless of DE have it set to 644 just like the error message suggests. All of the Mint machines have it set to 600. I don't know if it matters but my vote is to go with the mint way first:This is what I get this time. -rw-rw-rw- 1 harvey harvey 2 (Date & Time) /home/harvey/.dmrcIf you get the same error message after a reboot do what the error message and Buzzsaw say:Code: Select all
chmod 600 ~/.dmrc
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chmod 644 ~/.dmrc
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chmod 600 ~/.dmrc
-rw------- 1 harvey harvey2 Jan 7 20:11/home/harvey/.dmrc (Note: The Jan 7th date) That would have been about the day I upgraded to the Mint 17.1...................Shut down completely ---- restarted and this time I have no error message.. Throughout all this my home screen has changed from the Linux Mint green to the solid BLACK screen.. I think I know where I am going to re-establish the old home format.
I do want to express my grattitude to you folks for spending such time with me.. I am a 78 year old blind in one eye, deaf -partially- in two ears, and self taught in whatever computer skills that I can take credit for. So for me to accomplish this in itself is a miracle and I do Thank You for having such patience with me..
I'll go work on getting my screen back, and will report back on that in a little while.
Re: File being ignored on start up (SOLVED)
Thanks again Folks. Have my screen back to normal colors. Menu square still need work but I will work on getting that back. Right now it is a dull greyish background.
Thank You, Thank You for all the help.
Thank You, Thank You for all the help.