Login error ($HOME/.dmrc)

[mhdbnoimi]

Hi All,

First of all, I'm not sure if this post is in the right place (security diss.), so please forgive if I mistaken.

Before logging-in to my account I get the following error message and all my configurations (like screen resolution) disappeared!

User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default session and laguage from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions. User's $HOME directory must be owned by user and not writable by another user.

I tried to fix this problem by deleting .dmrc file, but it didn't fix the problem!

Then I tried to change $HOME directory permissions (as shown in the attached picture), but it didn't fix the problem too!

Could you please help me?

[handyguy]

I found this link http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=371052 when I had the same problem. I got this from accidentely copying my home folder as root. I don't think this is a security problem but am a newb in high school and I just happened to have the same problem. If I am wrong someone please correct me.

[mhdbnoimi]

Thanks, it's working well now.

[AoSteve]

You know, just to give some headway on this as well. Sharing your home folder will cause that same error upon bootup. I learned that with my desktop system I used with my HDtv. Sharing the home folder is a security risk if you have the possibility of others playing with your configuration files in the home folder!

Just figured I'd put that out for you just incase you ever decide to share that folder and don't realize why the error comes up.