I can confirm that manually editing the x and y values in ~/.config/monitors.xml and then logging out and back in again adjusts the monitor position.
I changed the permissions for monitors.xml to 777 but Monitor Preferences still can't save my settings. -- Can't save dual monitor configuration https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/631217 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs