On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 09:06:32PM +0200, Alexis Huxley wrote:
> If /usr/games is not in the $PATH, as it is not for root, then xfce4-tips
> does not work.
> If root logs in to a newly installed machine then xfce4-tips runs
> automatically and it is somewhat disconcerting to have a blank tip
> window displayed.
> Running xfce4-tips from a terminal shows the problem:
> sh: fortune: command not found
> Shouldn't xfce4-tips explicity either set the PATH or call
> /usr/games/fortune rather than just fortune when its calling a program
> that may very well not be in the user's $PATH?
Whilst I can see your point, the correct solution would really be not to
run X as root which is never a good idea.
If you need to run a graphical program as root (which I wouldn't
recommend) then you could use sudo from a normal session.
Nevertheless, improving xfce4-tips to call /usr/games/fortune instead
would indeed be better.
Simon.
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