I am learning Linux and recently encountered an error upon reboot saying 'User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored.' The message went on to say this was preventing the default session from being saved and that the file needed to have 644 permissions. I started some reading on permissions and config files and reinstalled Linux fresh on my VM. I also read various forums that advised users facing similar problems to chmod permissions for this file to 644.
However, in the fresh install I see that the default permission for home/.dmrc is 600 (-rw-------). Why is this the case? If it needs to be 644, why would it be set to this on the default install. Yes, I was trying to learn about partitioning and file systems and originally created a temp, root, and swap partition. Now am going to try root, home and swap.
Problem: User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the defaults session and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644.
I suppose I am confused whether this is a bug or by design for a reason I cannot seem to find in official documentation. Lots of people giving various types of advice across the forums - and yes, I see many people complaining about this issue and while they are able to fix it, I am not seeing any clear explanation of why the permissions are this way to start off with and what creates the snafu after partitioning. – Jul 2 '09 at 17:04 •. I have had this issue ever since i installed mint Gloria 7.
Although I have an inkling why. Originally i had 2xHD's, on one i had installed jaunty and used it as my main OS, on the other HD i had installed gloria to see how it rolled. One day one HD failed =sad face=, my main OS. As i have no clue about grub I struggled to understand if the HD died or the data was corrupted or the os failed. I couldn't quite just boot into my 2nd HD, so i installed Gloria again, over its original install. All my apps and documents were still there after the gloria was installed.
I didn't see this message as a problem because it only pops up when i log-in, i tend not to shut down the box, unless for maintenance or relocation. But it would be nice to be able to just login and not get this legend about dmrc file is being ignored, and 644 permissions. I gave your solution a try jeremy, and maybe in the not too distant future when i reboot and the legend has gone, i will remember to come back and hi5 ya.
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To receive this Complete Guide absolutely free. Hey this is the first time i am posting here, I got the following problem after upgrading my rhel from 4 to 5,at the login. “User’s $HOME/.dmrc” file is being ignored. This prevents the default session and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644 permission. User $HOME directory must be owned by user and not writable by other users i tried finding solution, one suggested to run the following on ComLine, chmod 644 ~/.dmrc >>> but got following msg when tried it.