[Ilugc] error message- could not create configuration directory/home/root/synaptic-mkdir

[Ashok Gautham]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Bruce Mathew <brucemathew at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I am using Lenny 5.0.
> when i am trying to open synaptic package manager i am getting an errror
> message
> Please help
>
> error message
> - could not create configuration directory/home/root/synaptic-mkdir
Taken from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=733932

- go to System->Administration->Users and Groups
- click on the "root" user, and click properties
- choose the Advanced tab and change '/home/root' in "Home directory" to '/'.