[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 1279] Regular Users cannot Change Settings in Xfce

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------- Additional Comments From amtor at hotmail.com  2005-12-21 00:40 UTC -------
Thanks for the post.  I have checked the variables you suggested.

#echo $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg:/opt/xfce4/etc/xdg
#echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
/root/.config
#su rob
#echo $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg:/opt/xfce4/etc/xdg
#echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
/home/rob/.config

Hmm.  It looks like these environment variables are being set somewhere in my
login shell scripts.  I found the following in file being sourced by my
/etc/profile file:

export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
etc etc.

I understand that it is pretty normal to set these environment variables in
/etc/profile. 

Since it looks like the xfce startup scripts (such as startxfce4) are using
these environment variables, very little can be done other than making sure one
uses "su -" when switching users. If one uses "su -" then /etc/profile will be
sourced again, resetting XDG_CONFIG_HOME to the right value.

Rob


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