I'd like to add that 1) This bug can easily be reproduced by means of a standard Ubuntu Live CD. After booting the Live CD check that opening the preferences works without problems. Then enter the command(s)
ls -od /home; sudo chmod 711 /home; ls -od /home which should show (apart from the date) drwxr-xr-x 1 root 60 Nov 6 2012 /home drwx--x--x 1 root 60 Nov 6 2012 /home Open preferences again and it will show the error message "Could not read the contents of home. Permission denied." 2) I am sorry, but, indeed this bug must be caused by a component that gnome-terminal is using and not by gnome-terminal itself. In the meantime I found another program that shows the same error (soundconverter) and there are probably more. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074539 Title: Opening Preferences shows read error for home To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1074539/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
