loss of Preferences

[Willis Taylor]

Wulfy wrote:
> Willis Taylor wrote:
>> Wulfy wrote:
>>> Willis Taylor wrote:
>>>> I recently used synaptic, from Ubuntu 7.10, and installed KDE 3.5 
>>>> Desktop.  It's fantastic but having MS I've mostly lost the use of 
>>>> my right arm and need to operate my Track Ball from the left.  I 
>>>> make the System changes and everything is fine until I reboot.  On 
>>>> rebooting I get two messages each time;
>>>> .. The first informs me that my Preferences cannot be saved 
>>>> because  /home/<my log on>/kde/share/config/koonquerorrc is not 
>>>> writable.
>>>> .. The second follows the same path up to /config/kickerrc and it 
>>>> has the same problem.
>>>>
>>>> I went to my home file and from there created kde/share/config and 
>>>> there created the two ending files and in permissions made them 
>>>> writable.  Still, I have the problem.  Please, where did I go wrong?
>>> It's "/home/<your log on>/.kde/share/config". Note the "." before 
>>> kde?  It means it's a hidden file so you'll need to Show Hidden 
>>> Files on your Konqueror's View menu.  All the files in that folder 
>>> and below should belong to you.  If they don't, that's why you can't 
>>> write to them.
>>>
>> Thanks a million and the files are indeed there.  The permissions 
>> read -rw on both, is that not correct?  I'm sorry but I was a dyed in 
>> the wool Windows dummy until a couple of months ago.
> The permissions seem OK.  Who owns the files?  You or root?  If root, 
> then you'll have to do what Nils suggested...
>
I see.  They are owned by root but I am signed in as the superuser to 
straighten this out so how do I?
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