KDE: Problems with KDE: "Segmentation Faults"(Internal)


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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.2
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Symptom:

KDE programs run smoothly if you are logged in as superuser (root). However, when logged in as a normal user, the start of some KDE programs is interrupted and the error message "segmentation fault" is displayed. This problem has been observed particularly in connection with KDE Help and KDE version 1.1.1

Cause:

You have logged in as a normal user and then assumed superuser rights by means of the "su" command. When starting a program like KDE Help with these rights, the corresponding configuration file's access rights are modified ("root" becomes owner). If you now try to start this program as a normal user, you will get the above mentioned error message, because the program cannot access its configuration file in writing mode.

Solution:

You have to restore the right access permissions for the files at .kde/share in your home directory.

Procedure:

You can either search for the single files whose rights have been affected and modify them or simply recursively reset all files. This can be done by executing the following command as superuser:

chown -Rc User:users /home/user/.kde/*

Please replace "user" with the user name of the respective account; if necessary, you will also have to adapt "users" if group memberships differ.


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Categories: X Applications

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