Re: ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)

[James Mckenzie]

Aurimas Fišeras  wrote:
> Sent: Feb 9, 2009 7:45 AM
> To: James Mckenzie 
> Cc: [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)
>
> James Mckenzie wrote:
> > Alexandre Julliard  wrote:
> > [...]
> > New wine installation:
> >
> > su (no dash so root's environment is not picked up)
> > wine notepad
> > install various programs and use them.
> > exit
> >
> > User logs in a second time after learning how to properly use Wine.
> > Attempt to do anything with Wine in user space.  Cannot do due to permissions problems.
> >
> > The solution:
> >
> > sudo rm -rf .wine
>
> No, the solution is
> sudo chown -R user:user .wine

Correct.  However, this is not being given as the solution.

Also, if the user is on an alternate wine prefix this would change to:

sudo chown -R <username>:users $WINEPREFIX

Is this in the FAQ somewhere?

James McKenzie

ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)

[Austin English]

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM, James Mckenzie
 wrote:
> Aurimas Fišeras  wrote:
> > Sent: Feb 9, 2009 7:45 AM
> > To: James Mckenzie 
> > Cc: [e-mail]
> > Subject: Re: ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)
> >
> > James Mckenzie wrote:
> > > Alexandre Julliard  wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > New wine installation:
> > >
> > > su (no dash so root's environment is not picked up)
> > > wine notepad
> > > install various programs and use them.
> > > exit
> > >
> > > User logs in a second time after learning how to properly use Wine.
> > > Attempt to do anything with Wine in user space.  Cannot do due to permissions problems.
> > >
> > > The solution:
> > >
> > > sudo rm -rf .wine
> >
> > No, the solution is
> > sudo chown -R user:user .wine
>
> Correct.  However, this is not being given as the solution.
>
> Also, if the user is on an alternate wine prefix this would change to:
>
> sudo chown -R <username>:users $WINEPREFIX
>
> Is this in the FAQ somewhere?
>
> James McKenzie

It is now (before, just said sudo rm -rf ~/.wine).

ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)

[Vitaliy Margolen]

Austin English wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM, James Mckenzie
>  wrote:
> > Aurimas Fišeras  wrote:
> > > Sent: Feb 9, 2009 7:45 AM
> > > To: James Mckenzie 
> > > Cc: [e-mail]
> > > Subject: Re: ntdll: add a warning about running wine as root (resend)
> > >
> > > James Mckenzie wrote:
> > > > Alexandre Julliard  wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > New wine installation:
> > > >
> > > > su (no dash so root's environment is not picked up)
> > > > wine notepad
> > > > install various programs and use them.
> > > > exit
> > > >
> > > > User logs in a second time after learning how to properly use Wine.
> > > > Attempt to do anything with Wine in user space.  Cannot do due to permissions problems.
> > > >
> > > > The solution:
> > > >
> > > > sudo rm -rf .wine
> > >
> > > No, the solution is
> > > sudo chown -R user:user .wine
> >
> > Correct.  However, this is not being given as the solution.
> >
> > Also, if the user is on an alternate wine prefix this would change to:
> >
> > sudo chown -R <username>:users $WINEPREFIX
> >
> > Is this in the FAQ somewhere?
> >
> > James McKenzie
>
> It is now (before, just said sudo rm -rf ~/.wine).

You forgetting all the files created under ~/Desktop, ~/.config and
~/.local. Those will be a bigger pita and source for lots of issues.

Vitaliy.