Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:30:11 +0100 From: Trust No 1 <trust_no_1@libero.it> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: thunderbird does not start if user is not member of "wheel" group Message-ID: <20160221183011.33af7ded@dukefleed.2mh.it> In-Reply-To: <20160126082128.6cced7ee.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <56A4B16F.2050707@libero.it> <20160126082128.6cced7ee.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:21:28 +0100 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > CUT > That looks like a permission problem, like if a file or directory > needs to be accessed, but cannot - followed by a strange error > message. > > CUT > > > By the way: on the same ws, firefox DOES start without problems for > > both the two users, and in particular (for user2) it starts even if > > I do NOT add it to the wheel group. > > Being member of the "wheel" group should _never_ be required in order > to start a web browser or a MUA. :-) Hello, and first of all my apologies for the long delay between you(r) answer(s) and mine. And thanks not only to you, but to Bernt Hansson too! Anyway, during this time I have investigated a lot the problem and discovered that, indeed, it was my fault! :-) Some time ago, I "just changed" the root's default umask from 022 to 027 and I forgot to change it back to 022 before to re-install thunderbird! The result was a "faulty" installation,... I did not notice immediately the problem because I am a member of the wheel group and (for my user account) there were no problems! So, I just replaced the "correct" umask value and re-installed thunderbird,... all is OK now! Thanks again to all you and kind regards! Mauro.
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