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AndSmi

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Registered: 2007-12-25

Posts: 18

[Solved] startup programs problem.

Hi!
I cannot add things to my session, startup programs. could this be because I am not root? My user is added to all the others like audio, video and network. Cant remember if my user is added to more. How can I access the session (startup programs) in system-preferences-session, as a root? I cant add fusion-icon to my start list, and I can only start fusion-icon by root terminal. Anyone know how to add fusion-icon as a startup program?
Thnx^^

Last edited by AndSmi (2007-12-30 18:44:06)

lenni

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 95

Re: [Solved] startup programs problem.

First of all, which DE are you using? And what do you mean when you say "can't add"? Is the field grey and won't let you input or do the entries disappear?

You should not need to run fusion-icon as root. Just try Alt+F2 and then enter "fusion-icon" and see what happens and post back here.

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AndSmi

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Registered: 2007-12-25

Posts: 18

Re: [Solved] startup programs problem.

If you mean what Desktop Environment, then I'm using gnome lastes release. With can't add I mean that everything I put in, dissapears after I've gone out of the session program. Abselutely nothing happens when I try to run fusion-icon in Alt+F2. Not even an error comes up, just nothing. Just as if I never typed anything.
When I run fusion-icon in terminal thats not root, I get this:

[andy@andylaptop ~]$ fusion-icon
 * Detected Session: gnome
 * Searching for installed applications...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/fusion-icon", line 57, in <module>
    from FusionIcon.interface import choose_interface
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/FusionIcon/interface.py", line 23, in <module>
    import start
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/FusionIcon/start.py", line 36, in <module>
    config.check()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/FusionIcon/util.py", line 362, in check
    os.makedirs(self.config_folder)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/os.py", line 172, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/andy/.config/compiz'

Last edited by AndSmi (2007-12-30 13:56:33)

alex_anthony

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-09-25

Posts: 344

Re: [Solved] startup programs problem.

you have set the file ~/.config/compiz to root ownership. try this as root:
chown andy /home/andy/.config/compiz
this will change the file to your ownership so you can access it. It should be yours anyway, it's in your root

AndSmi

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Registered: 2007-12-25

Posts: 18

Re: [Solved] startup programs problem.

Thanks! got it workin! .config was for a root, and not for an user... Thnx!

Last edited by AndSmi (2007-12-30 18:42:54)