Yes,, when you log out there should be an option that saves the desktop space. g'times daniel On Monday 02 December 2002 17:26, Ken wrote:

Is it possible to set a default background picture in KDE? My system came with a bright red background that gives me a headache. I reset it each time I start Linux from the red background. How can I set the new settings as the default option so I do not need to change the background each time I start the machine? I am a total newbe to Linux, although a Windows and Mac user for many years.

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* Ken (k_cameron@btinternet.com) [021202 15:27]: ->Is it possible to set a default background picture in KDE? ->My system came with a bright red background that gives me a headache. I reset ->it each time I start Linux from the red background. ->How can I set the new settings as the default option so I do not need to ->change the background each time I start the machine? ->I am a total newbe to Linux, although a Windows and Mac user for many years. Well, if your seeing a red background then your logged in as root. One shouldn't log in as root because that account has full administrative rights to the entire system and one could accidently destroy data or the OS if the wrong command were executed by accident. Please start YaST2 and create yourself a user account. It's pretty self explaintory. Once this is created you can login as a normal user and you should be able to customize your desktop as you see fit. -- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org Tell me what you believe.. I tell you what you should see.

As Ben, Mathias, and others have pointed out. If your seeing a red background (with presumably a bunch of tiled icons that look like warning signs) you've most likely logged in as root and this is potentially very dangerous. The reason being as others have pointed out is there's nothing stopping you from exercising any command and this could lead to whole series of problems from accidental deletions, file corruptions, or anything else that may hose your system. If you create a user account (I have two one, 1 use regularly and a back up) then you can go into the konsole (or xterm) and type su or sux (sux = super user with X access) and do configs or commands as root (like installing software as well). Another potential hazard is if your on a lan or use cable/dsl you have the potential of someone trying to crack your system. If they get into a user account they have to try just that much harder to gain access to critical features and controls to you system. If your logged into your root account when this happens then the can have complete access (and hence gain complete control) of you system. I strongly urge you to create a user (or two) account to use for daily operations. Root is good for doing config/reconfig, etc on a system wide basis. Everything generally can be done from the user account by using the su/sux and other root accessible programs (all that require a password and pertain to that only). If you ever have questions about running these sort of things while in the users account or anything else for that matter you have all but to post to the list. It is one of the best Linux user groups I've found (and I've tried several) and the guys/gals here are helpful and knowledgable. HTH, Curtis. On Monday 02 December 2002 17:26, Ken wrote:

Is it possible to set a default background picture in KDE? My system came with a bright red background that gives me a headache. I reset it each time I start Linux from the red background. How can I set the new settings as the default option so I do not need to change the background each time I start the machine? I am a total newbe to Linux, although a Windows and Mac user for many years.

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