I'd also make sure the entire ~/your name folder is owned by you. sudo chown -R yourname:yourgroup On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:48:35 +0100, Sven Jacobs <sven.jacobs@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Craig! > > >I have a strange problem. Basically, settings won't stay 'stuck' in > >KDE. For example, I set up KDE with 8 virtual desktops... but this > >defaults back to 4 on a reboot. I assign default applications to open > >certain files... and they don't stay that way. Every time I reboot, > >the sound settings (alsamixer) are at zero and I have to turn them up. > >(Won't stay put.) etc. etc. etc. This seems to be across the board.I > >think there is some permissions problem somewhere but I don't know > >where to look or what to do. > > > > > If you are using Linux check if your personal KDE folder (where KDE > stores all your preferences) is read, write and executable by your user. > If your KDE version is 3.3 then this folder would be named .kde3.3 in > your home directory. > > cd ~ > chmod 700 .kde3.3 > > would do the trick. > > -- > Sven Jacobs > ___________________________________________________ > . > Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > -- Got Gentoo? It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -- Mark Twain ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.