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?
1 Answer
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--.– DLHAug 19, 2009 at 17:34 -
Ah! My .dmrc is only readable by myself. I've change my answer accordingly.– innaMAug 19, 2009 at 18:57
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Sorry, I didn't see your edit until now. My
.dmrcpermissions are now-rw-------, but it still doesn't seem to make a difference.– DLHAug 24, 2009 at 14:43 -
Wow. What a stubborn beast gdm seems to be. I've edited my answer once again.– innaMAug 24, 2009 at 14:55
ls -lshows the correct user as the owner, with at leastrwpermissions for the owner. When I runls -al,.dbusand.wiresharkare owned byroot.