Where is startup data kept ?

[Liz Young]

On Friday 20 September 2002 09:01 am, Jens wrote:
> On September 20, 2002 08:54 am, Jens wrote:
> > I am trying to start a gnucash setup from start - no carry overs
> > from previous versions. I have renamed my .gnucash folder but for
> > some reason, when starting gnucash, it still tries to load an old
> > data folder (which isn't there) and it still seems to want to start
> > an old version of gnucash (1.6.4 but I have 1.6.8 installed via
> > deb's).
> > I am attempting to start gnucash from the command line so there
> > should be nothing getting into the startup in terms of parameters
> > form an outdated kde menu.
> >
> > Any hints anybody ?
> >
> > Jens
>
> I should add that the /etc/gnucash file has no global setupdata and
> typing in gnucash at the command line whilst logged in as another
> user will actually start up gnucash ver 1.6.8 rather than 1.6.4 .....
> there definitively seems to be some data squirreled away someplace
> for the specific user.
>
> Jens

Hi Jens,

For the path to the old data folder, maybe something in 
~/.gnome/GnuCash?

For the different versions, at the command line, are you giving the full 
path to start gnucash, i.e. /opt/gnome/bin/gnucash?  What do get from 
the command "which gnucash" or "whereis gnucash"?

-Liz