Fwd: System logout when installing software

["Zhongli Xu" <zhongli.xu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi James,

Thanks for the info.

On my ubuntu, I run wine as an account (not root) of administer. The setup is OK.
But as an ordinary user, the system logout during the installation before I can react. The windows software will install some drivers, which requires reboot.

Does WINE has any method to prevent this automatic logout behavior?

On Jan 21, 2008 11:15 PM, James McKenzie < jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

Zhongli Xu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone encountered this problem when installing software?
> This software requires the system to reboot. However, when installing
> with root permission,

NEVER RUN WINE AS ROOT.  It will not work properly and may leave leave
Wine in an unusable state.  If the software requires Administrative
rights, Wine will handle this and it does not require you to be root.

> the system will not logout automatically.

This is because you have to run wineboot or let Wine complete through
and reset itself.

> After login again, I found that the files have been copied. It seems
> nothing wrong exception system logout itself.

What is the program and has a bug been registered in the Wine Bugzilla?
What happens if you try the install as an ordinary user?  If the install
does not complete as an ordinary user, please file a bug in the Wine
Bugzilla.

>
> My system is ubuntu 7.10 with wine 0.9.46. The same problem pops up on
> Suse 10.3 with wine 0.9.52.
>

And it should.  Wine should not be run, ever, as root.

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