Bug 379781

Summary:	KDM wants to put images in $KDEDIRS
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Mary Ellen Foster <mefoster>
Component:	kdebase	Assignee:	Than Ngo <than>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	8	CC:	rdieter
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Description Mary Ellen Foster 2007-11-13 12:11:52 UTC

Description of problem:
I put self-compiled KDE applications into /usr/local, so I always set KDEDIRS to
include this directory by creating /etc/profile.d/kde-local.sh containing
"export KDEDIRS=/usr:/usr/local". This seems to interact badly with KDM's
configuration. For starters, it's using the ugly default user image in
/usr/share/apps/kdm/pics/users/default1.png for all users. I wanted to change
this default image via the KDE control centre, and as soon as I enter
"administrator mode" it pops up a dialogue box titled "Sorry - KDE Control
Module" saying:
"Unable to create folder /usr/local/share/apps/kdm/faces".

/usr/share/apps/kdm/faces exists, of course, as does the rest of
/usr/share/apps/kdm -- why is it even trying to do anything in /usr/local/share?

Also, if I explicitly choose a different default image (Users tab, "User Images"
field), I can't save the changes -- it initially tries to bring up a file
browser in /usr/local/share/apps/kdm, and then when I browse to the image I
want, hitting save results in a dialogue box saying:

There was an error saving the image:
/usr/local/share/apps/kdm/faces/.default.face.icon

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kdebase-3.5.8-5.fc8

How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set KDEDIRS as set above
2. Use KDM as the login manager (set DISPLAYMANAGER=KDE in /etc/sysconfig/desktop)
3. Use the KDE control centre "Login Manager" configuration tool
  
Actual results:
Error message, and can't change image

Expected results:
Able to change message

Additional info:

Comment 1 Rex Dieter 2007-11-14 12:34:36 UTC

Maybe try reversing the order:
export KDEDIRS=/usr/local:/usr
?

Also, you might consider consulting:
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/developer-faq.html
In particular, Q2.18
and modify /etc/kderc as well.

Regardless, this really isn't a fedora-specific bug, and if you have further
issues, and I'd highly recommend you consult a kde/upstream mailing list or
bugs.kde.org instead.

Comment 2 Mary Ellen Foster 2007-11-14 14:06:12 UTC

Okay, whoops, sorry for the spam; putting KDEDIRS in the other order (with
/usr/local) seems to work.

Comment 3 Rex Dieter 2007-11-14 14:11:58 UTC

Not spam, thanks, I learned something new too, I would have expected it to work
using your first incarnation of KDEDIRS too. :)