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jelly

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 714

home/root does not exist [solved]

When i open the login window preferences window or start firestarter i get this error
(firestarter:32241): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Unable to create ~/.gnome2 directory: No such file or directory
Could not create per-user gnome configuration directory `/home/root/.gnome2/': No such file or directory

I have googled the problem and found this on ubuntu forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=699130 . They fixed the problem running "sudo usermod -d /root root" is this also a solution for Arch?

Last edited by jelly (2008-08-11 18:58:09)

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lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

That command changes the home of root to /root (as it should be), so it should work.

The question remains why it was set to /home/root in the first place.

jelly

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 714

Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

That command changes the home of root to /root (as it should be), so it should work.

The question remains why it was set to /home/root in the first place.

Thanks it works, but i don' t know what changed it, i don' t use the command line often, only for updates

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voteforpedro36

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Registered: 2008-08-06

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Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

That command changes the home of root to /root (as it should be), so it should work.

The question remains why it was set to /home/root in the first place.

Thanks it works, but i don' t know what changed it, i don' t use the command line often, only for updates

You changed the home folder of the root user (you use that when you login as root or use sudo) to /root, instead of /home/root, which probably isn't even a directory. Tell me what you don't understand if you don't, I'll try to explain better.

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

I think jelly doesn't know why it was set to /home/root (the thing I wondered about), not what the command does.

voteforpedro36

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Registered: 2008-08-06

Posts: 99

Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

I think jelly doesn't know why it was set to /home/root (the thing I wondered about), not what the command does.

My bad, turns out I was the one who didn't understand.

jelly

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 714

Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

I think jelly doesn't know why it was set to /home/root (the thing I wondered about), not what the command does.

My bad, turns out I was the one who didn't understand.

voteforpedro36 your are right, i don't now why it is set to /home/root. Maybe i typed a wrong command, but i it is fixed now:)

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lucke

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Re: home/root does not exist [solved]

Please edit the first post and add [solved] to the topic title.