[Bug 156306] Re: Kcontrol corrupts the .kde/share/config permissions

[krop]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: kcontrol
  
  $ uname -a
  Linux localhost 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  $ kcontrol --version
  Qt: 3.3.7
  KDE: 3.5.8
  KDE Control Center: 3.5.8
  
  After  helping a few users that couldn't save their changes in kcontrol, I tried to find the reason :
- On a fresh kubuntu installation, after changing parameters that require root rights in kcontrol, changing section will create configuration files in $HOME/.kde/share/config which own to root.
+ On a fresh kubuntu installation, after changing parameters that require root privileges in kcontrol, changing section will create configuration files in $HOME/.kde/share/config which own to root.
  
  Example :
- kcontrol / administration / restricted drivers requires root right to install drivers.
+ kcontrol / administration / restricted drivers requires root privileges to install drivers.
  
  Result in $HOME/.kde/share/config :
  -rw------- 1 root root    44 2007-10-23 17:52 adept_batchrc
  -rw------- 1 root root    46 2007-10-23 17:33 adept_managerrc
  
  This may seem normal (even if I'm not sure about these ones).
  
  After that  I tried to change the keyboard settings in the accessibility
  section.
  
  Result : 
  -rw------- 1 root root   233 2007-10-23 17:52 kxkbrc
  
- The configuration file was created with root rights, probably because I
- used to be root just before.
+ Root owns the file, probably because I used to be root just before.
  
  The consequences are easy to guess : the settings cannot be changed by the user or you get this :
  http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5116/capture1kg0.png
+ 
+ (edit : typo)

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Kcontrol corrupts the .kde/share/config permissions
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156306
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