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Author: KatolaZ
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] 2nd User cannot create icons/launcher-XFCE
On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 10:36:02AM +1100, terryc wrote:
> I've just assembled a new machine and intalled Devuan Ascii
> from devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_dvd-1.iso with update and upgrade from
> pkgmanager.
>
> The desktop is XFCE4 and the first installation user can create desktop
> icons/launchers and have then run/start, but the added second user can
> not achieve similar success.
>
> The icon/launcher can be entered but it fails to launch and
> gives a general multipart message of reasons for error, of which the
> only relevant part is something about "policy".
>
> The problem has to be some setting in XFCE, but I can not workout
> which as this sort of issue hasn't arisen on linux in the previous
> decades.
>
> I've checked /etc/group and nothing springs to mind.
> Both users are members of sudo, backup and the usual scanner, audio,
> cdrom, etc.
>
> The second user can start programs from the command line and the
> Screen-right-click->Application->area-program function.
>
> Unfortunately web-fu isn't clicking this morning to help and I'm hoping
> some one may be able to provide information.
>


Hi terryc,

if this is still outstanding, could you please file a bug on
bugs.devuan.org?

Regards

KatolaZ

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