On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:37:29 +0100
KatolaZ <katolaz@???> wrote:

> 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?

No and it wasn't a bug. I did post a follow up.

Basically in building a new machine, the user was given everything in
the backup /home/user and that brought a pile of old config stuff that
which when removed fixed the problem.

This was problem solving by posting on the "ether' and the brain will
finally dredge up a clueby to advance the problem.

Thanks.