[SOLVED] Using Gedit as Root

[robertdaleweir]

Hi
I have been trying to do some editing as Root and I get a message everytime I try to open 'gedit' at the command line. This error is ' Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.65H3AW': No such file or directory'. The editor opens but I was wondering why this error shows each time. Is there something I can do to dispense with this message or possibly an explanation as to why it shows up. Thanks...

[DBelton]

I got that same error for awhile, until I fixed it

It appears that by default, there is no .local folder set up in /root

su -
(root password)

cd /root

mkdir .local
cd .local
mkdir share

Once I created the directories, then it was able to create the files properly, and I didn't get the errors anymore.

Or you can just ignore the errors if you wish. It is just telling you that it can't create the file that it uses for it's recently used items. If you don't have a need for the recent items, then you can just ignore the error.

[robertdaleweir]

Originally Posted by DBelton

I got that same error for awhile, until I fixed it

It appears that by default, there is no .local folder set up in /root

su -
(root password)

cd /root

mkdir .local
cd .local
mkdir share

Once I created the directories, then it was able to create the files properly, and I didn't get the errors anymore.

Or you can just ignore the errors if you wish. It is just telling you that it can't create the file that it uses for it's recently used items. If you don't have a need for the recent items, then you can just ignore the error.

Hi DBelton
Thank you. I will put that in and get rid of the message. I appreciate it.

[gurutech]

I always had the same problem.... switched to vi as a result.... learned that pretty quick though...

[schotty]

Another option is to just do a

sudo gedit

as the unpriveledged user. Thats what I have been doing for some time, and I do not get that X error either. Plus I have been trained in the mindset of never really logging in as root.