Error in Konsole when I start it

tsalem · 09-30-2004, 01:05 PM

This is probably a really newbie problem, but whenever I open the Konsole, I see:

Code:

bash: umask: 01377: octal number out of range
[tariq@localhost tariq]$

My problem is the first line. I don't know what it means or why it's there.

Mandrake 10.0, KDE 3.2.3.

Oliv' · 09-30-2004, 01:20 PM

Hi,

umask is used to set defaults permissions. For more infos: http://web.cse.msu.edu/cgi-bin/man2h...ask?1?/usr/man
To correct it, see your ~/.bashrc or /etc/bashrc

Oliv'

tsalem · 09-30-2004, 04:38 PM

I poked around, and I think I had my Security set too high in Mandrake. I brought it down to Standard (anyone advise against this?). the folder Konsole automatically started up in was in my Home dir. I guess the security setting affected that? Not seeing the message anymore. Thanks for your reply.

For any other newbs who have this problem and found this through google, you can configure Mandrake's security as root by typing draksec

Komakino · 09-30-2004, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tsalem
I poked around, and I think I had my Security set too high in Mandrake. I brought it down to Standard (anyone advise against this?). the folder Konsole automatically started up in was in my Home dir. I guess the security setting affected that? Not seeing the message anymore. Thanks for your reply.

For any other newbs who have this problem and found this through google, you can configure Mandrake's security as root by typing draksec

The konsole should start up in whatever directory you were in when X was started. If you startx from command line then you can change this - if you start it from KDM or GDM (graphically) then you probably have no choice and it will start from your home directory anyway.