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Previously, I need to clear documents history, so I Googled and found this:

http://www.watchingthenet.com/ubuntu-tip-clear-disable-recent-documents.html

I did the step, and then when I opened gedit in root terminal, I've got this:

root@dellph1-desktop:/# gedit

(gedit:8224): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_bookmark_file_load_from_data: assertion `length != 0' failed

(gedit:8224): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to rename file '/root/.recently-used.xbel.FP7PPV' to '/root/.recently-used.xbel': g_rename() failed: Operation not permitted

(gedit:8224): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.recently-used.xbel', but failed: Operation not permitted
root@dellph1-desktop:/#

And it's happpened in user terminal:

dellph1@dellph1-desktop:~$ gedit

(gedit:9408): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion `gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed
dellph1@dellph1-desktop:~$

I really hope someone helps in this case, thank you.

Stefano Palazzo
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    Please don't use gedit as root, it's not cool. – Martin Owens -doctormo- Jan 23 '11 at 23:00
  • Previously, no problem. A warning message appeared after I used the steps suggested in the link above. What should I do? I've reinstall gedit, create the folder requested manually, but not solve the problem. Finally, I Googled again and found this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1631433 but the thread was solved by itself, and he did not know why things happen, weird ... – dellphi Jan 24 '11 at 04:21
  • @MartinOwens-doctormo- It's fine to run `gedit` as root so long as $HOME is `root`'s home. – Eliah Kagan Jan 10 '13 at 23:35

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Use this

(nohup gedit 2>/dev/null &)

This runs gedit in the background in a sub-shell, with nohup. Hence, the error messages are handled by nohup, and closing the terminal wouldn't affect gedit. A simpler way would be:

gedit &> /dev/null

This just discards any error messages from gedit.

muru
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I'm recommending that you not use gedit via the root user. Try and use gedit through sudo instead.

Reinstalling gedit won't help, I believe you need to undo the damage done by following the guide.

Martin Owens -doctormo-
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  • Until now, the problem is still there. Unlike the above thread that can be solved automatically. But I am confused to make the opposite of the previously recommended procedure. Thank you for helping. – dellphi Jan 28 '11 at 14:55
  • Owens: "gedit through sudo"? .. It should be run via `gksudo` .... and what do you mean by *"..don't use gedit as root, it's not cool*"... are you referring to "gedit" not being "cool" or running anything in Ubuntu as root is not "cool"? – Peter.O May 18 '11 at 07:51
  • gksu, sudo, pedant etc. – Martin Owens -doctormo- May 19 '11 at 16:56
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    Not pedantic - different things. Using sudo was throwing the same warning for me which lead me to this page. .... _"You should never use normal sudo to start graphical applications as root. You should use gksudo (kdesudo on Kubuntu) to run such programs. gksudo sets HOME=/root, and copies .Xauthority to a tmp directory.This prevents files in your home directory becoming owned by root."_ ..... via http://askubuntu.com/questions/11760/what-is-the-difference-between-gksudo-nautilus-and-sudo-nautilus – Craicerjack Feb 26 '14 at 15:27