Upon login I need to run compiz --replace otherwise compiz doesn't start on its own.

[xyepblra]

Guys, I'm not sure if my problem hasn't been solved already in one of the posts above, it's just a different wording I apply to discribing it in my case. I have my compiz installed and configured my own way and I like it a lot, but every time I start up my notebook I have to check the "Custom visual effects" option again and it works remarkably well untill I turn my notebook on the next time. Should I put compiz on autostart?
yossell, do I have to run gconf-editor as root? I'm asking this because I have different values for windowmanager settings for root and for myself (namely, gnome-wm for root and compiz for myself).

[lkjoel]

It doesn't save your setting?
I think something is wrong with your config file.

[xyepblra]

It doesn't save your setting?
I think something is wrong with your config file.

Yes, it surely is something wrong with my settings, and maybe it is the config file problem, but can somebody tell me what exactly? I merely am a newby.

[lkjoel]

Maybe you should remove the file, or type in a Terminal window

[sudo?] chmod +w yourfile.yourextention

[xyepblra]

Maybe you should remove the file, or type in a Terminal window

[sudo?] chmod +w yourfile.yourextention

lkjoel, do you mean ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config?
Here is what it says:

[gnome_session]
profile = 
plugin_list_autosort = true

Are there any values or parameters missing?
Can you show your file?

[xyepblra]

Maybe you should remove the file, or type in a Terminal window

[sudo?] chmod +w yourfile.yourextention

Nope, did not help a thing.

[lidex]

What do you have here:

cat /etc/compizconfig/config

[xyepblra]

What do you have here:

cat /etc/compizconfig/config

Here it is:

[general]
integration = true
backend = ini

[gnome_session]
integration = true
backend = gconf

[kde_session]
integration = true
backend = kconfig

[lidex]

Yeah, same here. Try this. Go to compizconfig>effects>window decoration. Do you have this in 'Command' field:

/usr/bin/compiz-decorator

If not add it.

[xyepblra]

Yeah, same here. Try this. Go to compizconfig>effects>window decoration. Do you have this in 'Command' field:

/usr/bin/compiz-decorator

If not add it.

I do have it. I have had it before I quit the session I manually started my custom effects in, and I have had it after I started a new session with BEFORE I enabled custom effects manually again.