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

Tet suo my_name_is_tetsuo at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 30 15:02:03 CEST 2003


Hello Olivier,

I can't use it for now, my installation is beta1. Would this package be 
installable if I download and install from cvs?

Thanks and by the way, parles-tu français, je suis au Québec...

Bye

Carl



>Carl,
>
>Can you try this package:
>
>http://www.xfce.org/archive/xfce-mcs-plugins.tar.bz2
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Salut
>Olivier.
>
>On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 14:30, Tet suo wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I reinstalled it with the --enable-debug option, here is the new output:
> >
> > bash-2.05b$ 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)...
> > ** 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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