kinternet problem

[Kintail]

The 'kinternet' icon on my KDE desktop now has a 'padlock' on it - what does this mean, and how can I re-set it? Also, what should kinternet user permissions be?

[robin_bga]

Hi,
it means u have not user permissions to it.and am sure if u try it double click it, or try to activate it, it will ask u for a password, i think that is good, though i cant remember how u reset it.it also depends on the OS u have on your box.
give us more details of yo box, and we will see what we can do.

Cheers
Robin

[Kintail]

When I paused my mouse over the 'padlocked' icon, it gave me the deeply embedded location (6 down) of kinternet. When I looked at it I saw that permissions had been changed to include an 's' and a 't' - and I did not do that - who did?? So I deleted kinternet, reinstalled it, and it worked OK. Permissions are back to rw-r--r--
Thanks for your help anyway.