Re: How do I stop gmc from starting when logging in as root

["Darryl" <milenium ihug com au>]

> On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 07:11:45AM +1000 or thereabouts, Darryl wrote:
> > I couldnt help but notice that this is a very common question...........
> > then why doesnt who ever the appropriate people code it in as a option
to
> > turn off, as its obviously a thing that alot of users dislike and would
> > like to turn off if so desired.

 If you read closer i said an option to turn it off........not take it all
away together for obvious newbie reasons

> (a) gmc is Going Away Soon. It's going to be replaced by Nautilus,
> so you really want to pester nautilus developers. gmc is in maintenance
> mode (ie: bug-fixes) only.

Sorry wasnt really keeping up if its anything to do with Helix

> If you've ever tried to calm and help someone on IRC, email or the
> next door room after a disaster, you'd not ask this :) It's okay
> if you can guarantee you're going to be the only one on your
> system, but suddenly replacing binaries with versions which don't
> warn you when users expect the warning can lead to... um...
> recriminations.

Yes only myself i have deleted / before and i must say i learnt from it very
quickly
but i did that with star office

> Finally, nothing stops you recompiling it without that message
> yourself. Just find the source, find the right file, find the
> function and remove it. I just had a peek at http://www.cvs.gnome
> and got the right file first guess, and there it was. I have no
> idea whether removing the function breaks it, but if you're happy
> with the idea of runing as root perpetually, then you're clearly
> the sort of person who can fix such things :)

You read my mind :)

Darryl