# 5.2. Why Don't I, as a Normal User, Receive KDE Announcements ?

If you're running a linux system (with /proc enabled), this behaviour is a bug. Please send me a description of it so that I correct it.

If you're running linux 2.0.35, this is a known bug in the kernel, which doesn't let root read /proc. The solution is the same as in section 5.1, provided that you run kdm or xdm to log into X. Or upgrade !

Otherwise, this is normal : ktalkd can't find the user, as KDE doesn't log him into utmp and the linux based (/proc) detection is disabled. The solution is the same as in section 5.1, provided that you run kdm or xdm to log into X. Another solution is to make sure you always have a xterm running.