Minor LogIn problem

[Reorx]

This morning I attempted to login as a "regular user" on my Mint 7 system. I got an error message that read "Users $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. Users $HOME directory must be owned by user and not writable by others." but the system let me login anyway... I was able to figure out what the problem was and I was able to fix it but my question is this >>> Can anyone shed some light on how this occurred in the first place - i.e. what caused the permissions to change from what they were in the past???

The only thing I can think of is that yesterday I opened Computer>FIlesystem>home and copied my user folder to an external USB HD in an attempt to back it up. The copy operation seemed to work without incident. Could this have caused my problem and if so, can someone explain why or refer me to a reference that will? As an additional thought, can I expect to find other problems as a result of this error?

Thanx,

- R -

[proxima_centauri]

Haven't seen that bug in a while. I can't remember what causes it, but pretty sure this was the solution, in terminal:

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chmod 644 .dmrc && chmod 700 ~ 

[Reorx]

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I did >>>
chmod 644 .dmrc
cd ..
chmod 744 <directory name>
and that seems to have fixed things...

I am hoping to find out the cause of the problem so I can avoid repeating it! Also, if I can determine the cause, I can (hopefully) research what else might have been "altered".

- R -

[Reorx]

So after fixing the problem I decided to try to reproduce it...

I logged into a "regular user" session and plugged in my external USB HD. I then opened Computer>FIlesystem>Home and right clicked my username folder... I then selected "copy"... then I used right click>paste to copy the folder to the external USB HD. I then unmouned the USB HD and then shut down my computer with Menu>Quit>Shut Down. I waited a minute and then turned my computer back on and tried to login as the same "regular user" and got the same error message as in my original post!!!

Can someone enlighten me as to why this happens... is it a "bug" or is my system functioning correctly and I just need to learn more about "how to" and "how NOT to" copy...

OBTW, the user home folder (and all of its contents) on the USB HD have "root" as the owner... not exactly what I expected either...

[cdysthe]

So after fixing the problem I decided to try to reproduce it...

I logged into a "regular user" session and plugged in my external USB HD. I then opened Computer>FIlesystem>Home and right clicked my username folder... I then selected "copy"... then I used right click>paste to copy the folder to the external USB HD. I then unmouned the USB HD and then shut down my computer with Menu>Quit>Shut Down. I waited a minute and then turned my computer back on and tried to login as the same "regular user" and got the same error message as in my original post!!!

Can someone enlighten me as to why this happens... is it a "bug" or is my system functioning correctly and I just need to learn more about "how to" and "how NOT to" copy...

OBTW, the user home folder (and all of its contents) on the USB HD have "root" as the owner... not exactly what I expected either...

I am seeing this on two different Mint 7 machines: Permission error message when logging in to my user account for .dmrc. Even if I change permission according to the error message it's back to the wrong ones at next reboot and login. The message is:

"Users $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. Users $HOME directory must be owned by user and not writable by others."

This happened after a recent update, but I do not know which. It's a minor issue, but I would like to find out what causes it.

[Reorx]

Could one of our local Mint Gurus please lend some wisdom to this issue (thread)...

Thanx!

- Michael -

[cdysthe]

I have found a fix here:

http://shorl.com/drudrisohikuji

I had to follow all the procedures in this post to fix the problem.

I still do not know why it happened in the first place, or if it will return. So far the error message has been gone for a couple of days.

[Reorx]

cdysthe;

In a post above I wrote (highlights, etc. added for emphasis)

So after fixing the problem I decided to try to reproduce it...

I logged into a "regular user" session and plugged in my external USB HD. I then opened Computer>FIlesystem>Home and right clicked my username folder... I then selected "copy"... then I used right click>paste to copy the folder to the external USB HD. I then unmouned the USB HD and then shut down my computer with Menu>Quit>Shut Down. I waited a minute and then turned my computer back on and tried to login as the same "regular user" and got the same error message as in my original post!!!

Can someone enlighten me as to why this happens... is it a "bug" or is my system functioning correctly and I just need to learn more about "how to" and "how NOT to" copy...

OBTW, the user home folder (and all of its contents) on the USB HD have "root" as the owner... not exactly what I expected either... (because I was logged in as a regular user and not root at the time of the copy/paste operation)

I thank you for offering a fix but another poster and I both discussed the fix earlier in the thread >>>

Haven't seen that bug in a while. I can't remember what causes it, but pretty sure this was the solution, in terminal:

Code: Select all

chmod 644 .dmrc && chmod 700 ~ 

and

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I did >>>
chmod 644 .dmrc
cd ..
chmod 744 <directory name>
and that seems to have fixed things...

>>> I await Guru wisdom regarding permissions changes caused by a simple (GUI) copy/paste operation executed by a regular user and not root

[DrHu]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/209464
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=371052

[Reorx]

Thanx Dr. H!