in non root account on redhat 7.1 limewire refuses to shut down. it also seems to not download any files in non root account.. everything works otherwise in non root, and in root everything works (downloading and shutdown)
when i try to close the program in non root, it asks me are you sure yes or no, i click yes 900 times and it stays open. also it doesnt seem to download any files it always waits.
it connects to servers fine tho in non root
please help 10x

Non-root, eh? I've noticed LimeWire will not shut down if its data files have read-only privileges- probably what you're suffering from. Though I mostly use it on NT 4, I think the problem's the same across all platforms. I used to run LimeWire directly off a CD, and it wouldn't quit. Problem vanished when I copied LimeWire to the hard drive and gave it full read/write access to its data files (Java, Swing libraries, etc.) Hope this helps. You may have to badger the sysadmin.

victory! thanks for your input Witch Doctor
i was thinking along the same lines when i went to sleep last night.. in the morning give each file in the LimeWire directory write access to all users, not just the directories.. i figured the non root account process of LimeWire was trying to write to a configuration file when it shutdown and couldnt so it just wouldnt shutdown
thanks for sharing your experience i have total success with this amazing application now
take care i'm outta here