Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 379781
KDM wants to put images in $KDEDIRS
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:22 EST
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:
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.
Okay, whoops, sorry for the spam; putting KDEDIRS in the other order (with /usr/local) seems to work.
Not spam, thanks, I learned something new too, I would have expected it to work using your first incarnation of KDEDIRS too. :)