[Bug 208253] [NEW] Can't change Documents or Desktop paths

[Olaf Lenz]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kubuntu-desktop

I'm using a fresh installation of Kubuntu 8.04beta (Heron) and I tried
both the i386 and AMD64 versions.

When trying to change the Desktop or Documents paths to anything else,
the changes are reset to ~/Desktop and ~/Documents when logging out and
in again. What's more, when trying to change the Desktop path, all
contents of the root path (/) are added to the desktop.

Steps to reproduce:

(0. Create a test user account not to destroy your own account.)
1. Open Kmenu -> System Settings -> About Me -> Paths
2. Change "Desktop path" to anything else (e.g. ~/KDesktop).
-> The new path is created, and the files from your Desktop are moved there.
-> However, the desktop shows the contents of the root directory (/).
3. If you try to change the Desktop path again, it will try to move all files from the root directory to the new directory, which will not suceed but require a number of warning messages to be confirmed.
4. Log out and in again.
-> The Desktop is empty, and the path has been reset to ~/Desktop.

The bug seems to be closely related to bug #174532.

I've tried manually changing [Paths] in ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals,
but to no avail.

** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Can't change Documents or Desktop paths
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