[SLE] question about launching program as regular user
Greeting all: After installing StarOffice in /progs/SOffice/, I can run soffice as root. However, when I try to launch it as a regular user, it asked me to install it again. I did not want to do it because I don't want to have two copies of StarOffice. However, I am not sure if I can install it over the same directory /progs/Soffice. I checked the permission of the /progs/Soffice and everyone is allowed to execute it. So what should I do? Do I have to install another copy for regular users? Does it happens to other programs as well? How can I install a program but everyone can use it but with their own personal setting? Thanks for your help. WM ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, William Chang wrote:
Greeting all:
After installing StarOffice in /progs/SOffice/, I can run soffice as root. However, when I try to launch it as a regular user, it asked me to install it again. I did not want to do it because I don't want to have two copies of StarOffice. However, I am not sure if I can install it over the same directory /progs/Soffice.
At this point you probably have a seriously messed-up installation. I suggest you remove StarOffice, and then look around in /root and clean out all remainders. Including any icons for it on the desktop. (Warning: your work is, by default, stored in a folder named work which is fairly deep inside the StarOfffice directory within your home directory. Move this folder out of the StarOffice directory, if you have anything in it. When you have a working install, change this default.) Now, while logged in as root: Do a complete SERVER install. This installs the package with configuration data that allows it to be shared by multiple users - on one machine or several, doesn't matter. Is there now a StarOffice icon on your desktop? If not, log out and log back in again. One should appear. Note what it looks like. Click that icon. You'll watch the screen run through a few seconds of a CLIENT install. This is different from the previous server install. Mostly, this is copying a set of user configuration files to your home directory and setting up menus. Did the StarOffice icon change? If not, log out and log back in again, still as root. Now go into your menus. If you're using KDE then go to the K menu, then Personal; run SPAdmin. As root, you get to create and delete printer definitions. Make sure there is at least one and that they all work. EACH user that tries to use StarOffice will do a client install. But, aside from root, there's no hurry - the task can wait until they try to run it. Root is in a hurry for two reasons: (1) it's a prerequisite for setting up the printers, and (2) if root attempts to directly execute the soffice program from the directory it's installed in, it can hose the installation. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
William Chang wrote:
Greeting all:
After installing StarOffice in /progs/SOffice/, I can run soffice as root. However, when I try to launch it as a regular user, it asked me to install it again. I did not want to do it because I don't want to have two copies of StarOffice. However, I am not sure if I can install it over the same directory /progs/Soffice.
I checked the permission of the /progs/Soffice and everyone is allowed to execute it. So what should I do? Do I have to install another copy for regular users? Does it happens to other programs as well? How can I install a program but everyone can use it but with their own personal setting?
Thanks for your help.
WM
This is normal for star office. It's set up like that intentionaly for licensing reasons I beleive. Every user must have it's own install. MARK -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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