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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#27315: Read-only permissions assigned to all new links (desktop or otherwise)
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2001-06-16 13:49:43
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On Saturday 16 June 2001 16:18, milo@cyberlifelabs.com wrote:

> Package: kdesktop
> Version: KDE 2.1.1 
> Severity: normal
> Installed from:    FreeBSD Ports
> Compiler:          gcc 2.95.2
> OS:                FreeBSD
> OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified
> 
> When creating a new link, either by Create New or by drag-and-drop, it is given \
> permissions 444 -- read-only to everyone including the owner. In addition, all \
> contents of the link are empty (probably due to lack of write permissions). I \
> followed all of the advice I've seen from other similar issues. I looked in my \
> ~/Desktop/Templates folder and all files there have the proper permissions (644, \
> owned by me and my group).

That's not where the Templates come from anymore, they come from \
$KDEDIR/share/templates. Please check the permissions there.

> If I try to add write permissions using the Properties dialog, it whines about not \
> having write access and then goes ahead and does it. All is fine after that.

Can you update to KDE-2.2-alpha2 to see if the problem is still there ?

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