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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    root Config files and KControl
From:       Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date:       2001-07-03 12:17:17
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Hi,

I'm writning a KControl module - which can be run as a normal user, and 
root (by selecting the 'root' button in the bottom-right hand corner of 
KControl).

The module saves some information in its own <modulename>rc config file.
This works OK for the normal user. However, when the user decides to 
become root by pressing the 'root' button, everything in the module 
works OK - but no information is written back to root's <modulename>rc 
file. Is this a problem due to embedding root's module within KControl 
running as a non-root user? If so, how can I get around this?

Basically my module's for installing fonts. When a non-root user uses 
it, the fonts will be installed into $KDEHOME/share/fonts/, and when 
the module is run as root, then /usr/X11R6/..etc will be used. So I 
liked the idea of allowing the user to install their own fonts, and 
then 'become' root to install system fonts.

Ciao

Craig.
 
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