[K12OSN] overwrote user's home folder -permissions issue

[Olivier Mugnier]

File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions

I think your trouble are Here: be owned by user
Your are admin, not user !
Can't remenber how to change group and user of a file....
But see the man of chmod (associated page) and other ch... entry
("ch" + tab key + tab key) from command line...

You can also check by chmod 777

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tkathan at charter.net>
To: <k12osn at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: [K12OSN] overwrote user's home folder -permissions issue


> Recently reinstalled server. Performed backup of home folders. I recreated 
> a user, and then replaced their new home folder with the backup copy of 
> their older home folder.
>
> Upon logging in, this error comes up "User's $HOME /.dmrc file is being 
> ignored. This prevents the default session and language from being saved. 
> File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions. User's $HOME 
> directory must be owned by user and not writeable by other users."
>
> I chmod that file to 644, logged back in, same thing. I tried to change 
> some permissions as root on the user's home folder, but nothing I do seems 
> to make this message go away. Also (as expected) all her desktop icons 
> have the "unwriteable" ghostbuster sign on them.
>
> Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
>
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