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I'm not sure what I did to cause this, but every time I log in to Ubuntu it tells me that "User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored." The message goes on to suggest that it is probably a permissions problem. However, my .dmrc file is owned by the correct user, and that user has read, write, and execute permissions on the file. What can I do to fix this?

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Have a look at this - ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=758126 – nagul Aug 19 '09 at 15:47
What does ls -l display from /home/ – Gren Aug 19 '09 at 15:47
@Gren: Every result returned with ls -l shows the correct user as the owner, with at least rw permissions for the owner. When I run ls -al, .dbus and .wireshark are owned by root. – DLH Aug 19 '09 at 17:38
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Try getting rid off the execute permission: 

chmod -x .dmrc

If that doesn't work, try making the file only readable by yourself:

chmod go-rw .dmrc

Another Edit:

After Googling around for a bit, it seems that the permissions on your home directory might also be a factor. What is the output of ls -dl $HOME on your system?

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Didn't work, even though the permissions for that file are now -rw-r--r--. – DLH Aug 19 '09 at 17:34
Ah! My .dmrc is only readable by myself. I've change my answer accordingly. – innaM Aug 19 '09 at 18:57
Sorry, I didn't see your edit until now. My .dmrc permissions are now -rw-------, but it still doesn't seem to make a difference. – DLH Aug 24 '09 at 14:43
Wow. What a stubborn beast gdm seems to be. I've edited my answer once again. – innaM Aug 24 '09 at 14:55
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