xfce-mcs-manager won't start if I'm not root

Tet suo my_name_is_tetsuo at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 27 14:30:39 CEST 2003 

Hello,

I reinstalled it with the --enable-debug option, here is the new output:

bash-2.05b$ gdb /usr/local/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
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This GDB was configured as "i386-slackware-linux"...
(no debugging symbols found)...
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
** Message: - attempting to load module 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/libxffm                settings.so
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...[New Thread 
16384                 (LWP 15888)]
** Message:   module /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/libxffmsettings.so 
("xffm"                ) successfully loaded
** Message: - attempting to load module 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/margins                _plugin.so
** Message:   module /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/margins_plugin.so 
("xfwm_m                argins") successfully loaded
** Message: - attempting to load module 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/backdro                p_settings.so
** Message:   module /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/backdrop_settings.so 
("bac                kdrop") successfully loaded
** Message: - attempting to load module 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/mouse_p                lugin.so
** Message:   module /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/mouse_plugin.so 
("mouse")                 successfully loaded
** Message: - attempting to load module 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboar                d_plugin.so
** Message: Querying XF86Misc extension
** Message: XF86Misc extension found
** Message: Querying Xkb extension
** Message: Xkb extension found

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 16384 (LWP 15888)]
0x40a5e144 in _init () from 
/usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
(gdb) bt
#0  0x40a5e144 in _init ()
   from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
#1  0x40a5ff57 in mcs_plugin_init ()
   from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
#2  0x40a5fc3e in mcs_plugin_init ()
   from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
#3  0x08049cea in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
#4  0x08049e22 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
#5  0x08049e95 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
#6  0x0804a11d in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
#7  0x0804a26d in main ()
#8  0x4056dbb4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb)


>Carl,
>
>Just to make sure, can you rebuild xfce-mcs-manager and xfce-mcs-plugins
>with "--enable-debug" and install without stripping ?
>
>(ie use "make install" instead of "make install-strip")
>
>Cheers,
>Olivier.
>
>On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 22:38, Tet suo wrote:
> > I use Slackware 9.0 with xfree86-4.3.0.
> >
> > Bye
> > Carl
> >
> > >From: Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
> > >Reply-To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > >To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > >Subject: Re: xfce-mcs-manager won't start if I'm not root
> > >Date: 26 Jun 2003 22:36:34 +0200
> > >
> > >Carl,
> > >
> > >Too bad, you use stripped binaries and there are no debugging 
>symbols...
> > >Anyway, I think I may have an idea for now.
> > >
> > >You did not tell what platform and XFree version you run ?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Olivier.
> > >
> > >On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 22:31, Tet suo wrote:
> > > > Voila!
> > > >
> > > > gdb /usr/local/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
> > > > GNU gdb 5.3
> > > > Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > > > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and 
>you
> > >are
> > > > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
> > > > conditions.
> > > > Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> > > > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
> > >details.
> > > > This GDB was configured as "i386-slackware-linux"...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (gdb) run
> > > > Starting program: /usr/local/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> > > > (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...[New
> > >Thread
> > > > 16384 (LWP 835)]
> > > >
> > > > Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> > > > [Switching to Thread 16384 (LWP 835)]
> > > > 0x40a5e144 in _init () from
> > > > /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > (gdb) bt
> > > > #0  0x40a5e144 in _init ()
> > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > #1  0x40a5ff09 in mcs_plugin_init ()
> > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > #2  0x40a5fc3e in mcs_plugin_init ()
> > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > #3  0x08049ca5 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > #4  0x08049dc6 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > #5  0x08049e39 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > #6  0x0804a0ad in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > #7  0x0804a1ed in main ()
> > > > #8  0x4056dbb4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
> > > > (gdb)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again!
> > > >
> > > > Carl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
> > > > >Reply-To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > >To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > >Subject: Re: xfce-mcs-manager won't start if I'm not root
> > > > >Date: 26 Jun 2003 22:27:44 +0200
> > > > >
> > > > >Carl,
> > > > >
> > > > >Ok, interesting...
> > > > >
> > > > >Next test:
> > > > >
> > > > >run gdb /usr/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
> > > > >(gdb) run
> > > > >[...]
> > > > >(bgd) bt
> > > > >[...]
> > > > >
> > > > >and send us the whole output.
> > > > >
> > > > >PS: what platform + XFree version are you running ?
> > > > >
> > > > >Cheers,
> > > > >Olivier;
> > > > >
> > > > >On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 22:21, Tet suo wrote:
> > > > > > OK, here it is:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (gdb) bt
> > > > > > #0  0x40a5e144 in _init ()
> > > > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > > > #1  0x40a5ff09 in mcs_plugin_init ()
> > > > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > > > #2  0x40a5fc3e in mcs_plugin_init ()
> > > > > >    from /usr/local/lib/xfce4/mcs-plugins/keyboard_plugin.so
> > > > > > #3  0x08049ca5 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > > > #4  0x08049dc6 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > > > #5  0x08049e39 in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > > > #6  0x0804a0ad in mcs_plugin_check_version ()
> > > > > > #7  0x0804a1ed in main ()
> > > > > > #8  0x4056dbb4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
> > > > > > (gdb)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bye
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carl
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >From: Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
> > > > > > >Reply-To: "XFce4 development mailing list." 
><xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > > > >To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > > > >Subject: Re: xfce-mcs-manager won't start if I'm not root
> > > > > > >Date: 26 Jun 2003 22:08:19 +0200
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Well, we really need some backtrace...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >1) Make sure your system is configure to generate cores
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    ulimit -c unlimited
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >2) Run xfce-mcs-manager till it crashes
> > > > > > >3) run gdb like that:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    gdb /usr/bin/xfce-mcs-manager -c core
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    Note: - xfce-mcs-manager might be installed somewhere else
> > > > > > >          - Some linux system generate cores with the pid, like
> > > > > > >            core.12345
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >4) type "bt" and enter in gdb
> > > > > > >5) Send us the output.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Cheers,
> > > > > > >Olivier.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 22:01, Tet suo wrote:
> > > > > > > > Just to be sure, I did this one more time :
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Get rid of $HOME/.xfce4 and run the standard startxfce4 
>script
> > >from
> > > > >a
> > > > > > > > console.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Still not working, the log says :
> > > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > > /usr/local/etc/xfce4/xinitrc: line 33:   595 Erreur de
> > >segmentation
> > > > > > > > xfce-mcs-manager
> > > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Bye
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Carl
> > > > > > > > >From: Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
> > > > > > > > >Reply-To: "XFce4 development mailing list."
> > ><xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > > > > > >To: "XFce4 development mailing list." <xfce4-dev at xfce.org>
> > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: xfce-mcs-manager won't start if I'm not root
> > > > > > > > >Date: 26 Jun 2003 21:29:40 +0200
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Aren't you the one who copied the root .xfce4 to the user's 
>dir
> > >?
> > > > > > > > >According to my archives, you got the right answers!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Get rid of $HOME/.xfce4 and run the standard startxfce4 
>script
> > >from
> > > > >a
> > > > > > > > >console.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Cheers,
> > > > > > > > >Olivier.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 15:25, Tet suo wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I send this message to the xfce user list, and I didn't
> > >receive
> > > > >any
> > > > > > > > > > good answer...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I installed Xfce4 and I like it a lot. When I'm root, it
> > >works
> > > > > > > > > > perfectly. Whe I'm normal user, I can't get to the 
>setting
> > >menu
> > > > >and
> > > > > > > > > > the taskbar is working badly.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I figured out that xfce-mcs-manager wasn't running. I 
>can't
> > > > >start it
> > > > > > > > > > when I'm normal user, I get a segmentation fault. Also, 
>if I
> > >do
> > > > >su +
> > > > > > > > > > passwd in a term when I'm in xfce4 as a normal user, and 
>if
> > >I
> > > > >type
> > > > > > > > > > xfce-mcs-manager, I also get the error.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > In addition, I loose my keyboard layout when I 
>startxfce4 as
> > >a
> > > > > > >normal
> > > > > > > > > > user. All these problems are not present when I 
>startxfce4
> > >as
> > > > >root.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Any idea?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > 
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