What I did to use Star Office as a normal user was this:
As root, I created the directory I wanted to install it to (I chose
/usr/local/SOffice51), then I used chown to change the owner of that directory
to my normal user. Then I installed Star Office to that directory, as my
normal user instead of root.
On 09-Sep-99 Jeanette Russo wrote:
> If I remember right to get Star Office to work for multiusers when you
> install it use the Network install choice. Then I think each user has to
> register it. (Not sure about the last part, haven't tried it myself. I was
> just using it as root when I wanted to use it) This is what read.
> Jeanette
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Lim Shek Sia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office
>
>
>> If I remember correctly, you need to go through some configuration
>> process for each unprivilaged user after the root installation.
>>
>> However, I have a more or less similar problem. After installation,
>> staroffice has done something to my system and render it completely
>> useless, (I can not run X anymore and sometimes it hangs at the boot
>> stage).
>>
>> I have mailed this message out yesterday and did not seem to have
>> attrached any attention. I would appreciate if help is available.
>>
>> michael lim
>>
>>
>>
>> "H.G.Hettinger" wrote:
>>
>> > I recently installed Star Office but couldn't get it to work for me
>> > unless I was in root. So I decided to deinstall it and reinstall it in
>> > the /usr directory instead of the root directory. After deinstallation,
>> > kde locked up so I did a ctrl-alt-backspace and went into the login
>> > screen. When I logged back in as user, all my settings were gone. I
>> > couldn't dial up and etc. So I logged in as my wife to send this and
>> > short of doing a complete reinstall of Mandrake 6.0 I thought I would as
>> > you guys. By the way, Star Office still works in root, so evidently I
>> > didn't un-install it after all? Thanks in advance for any help.
>> >
>> > Lawrence Hettinger
>>
>>
