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#1 2016-08-29 11:14:50
- alexdw
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[SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
I just did a full system update via pacman and xfce now does not start properly.
(I have xfce4-session-4.12.1-4 and systemd-231-1.)
After logging in via a display manager (I have tried both LXDM and LightDM, with the same result), I get the following error dialog box:
Unable to contact settings server
Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-lipPVuKkfG: Connection refused
And then after closing that xfce appears to continue loading (with the flashing logo in the background), before showing another error dialog box:
Unable to get connection to the message bus session
Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-lipPVuKkfG: Connection refused
Closing this leaves a black screen with the pointer still working (but nothing else on the screen).
Sounds like maybe some kind of permissions issue?
Last edited by alexdw (2016-08-30 06:11:39)
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#2 2016-08-29 20:16:37
- ppine
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Re: [SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
Same problem here, killing mdm and running startxfce4 from tty brings up the desktop without issue. No idea what went wrong though.
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#3 2016-08-29 23:33:22
- Scimmia
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Re: [SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
There's a similar thread in the Testing subforum.
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#4 2016-08-30 06:10:17
- alexdw
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Re: [SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
There's a similar thread in the Testing subforum.
Thank you - the fix in that thread worked for me.
Appears to have been a permissions/authentication issue (pam / systemd) after all.
Last edited by alexdw (2016-08-30 06:11:00)
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#5 2016-09-05 22:06:17
- HotblackDesiato
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Re: [SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
Downgrade dbus and libdbus to version 1.10.8-1.
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#6 2016-09-05 22:36:38
- jasonwryan
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Re: [SOLVED] xfce fails to start properly after recent update
Downgrade dbus and libdbus to version 1.10.8-1.
That's not a fix; that is a workaround that avoids the issue.
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