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#1 2007-11-30 17:13:24
- gormine
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[SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
OpenBox uses the default xml files when I have custom files in ~/.config/openbox/
What could be causing it? There are no errors in ~/.xsession-errors
Last edited by gormine (2007-12-03 13:33:27)
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#2 2007-11-30 17:24:07
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
Check if the files have proper permissions... they should be 644 (read/write for user, read only for others)
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#3 2007-11-30 18:24:28
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
Permissions are correct.
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#4 2007-11-30 19:46:47
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
Ok for some reason it is trying to save settings to /root/.config/openbox/ when I try to change something in obconf. Why is this?
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#5 2007-11-30 20:02:39
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
Just a guess, are you running openbox as root?
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#6 2007-12-02 01:02:42
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
nope
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#7 2007-12-02 08:49:24
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
Maybe you are running obconf as root?
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#8 2007-12-02 16:58:40
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
This definitely sounds like a permissions issue... either you are running a program or session as root, or the files themselves are owned by root (regardless of their r-w-x settings). Did you follow the instructions on the Openbox wiki?
thayer williams ~ cinderwick.ca
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#9 2007-12-03 13:30:34
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Re: [SOLVED] OpenBox uses the default xml files instead of ~
I fixed the problem. Thanks for the help, it was definitely a permissions issue. I still am not sure what exactly because Every file in ~/.config/openbox/ was owned by the user and permissions set to 644. However, copying everything from /etc/xdg/openbox to ~/.config/openbox again solved the issue. I must have used sudo to copy the files before.
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