Xfce wont start up for non-root users

huangker · 2007-07-20 13:45:06

Hi all

I have arch installed in vmware. I've used pacman to install xfce and can use it fine as root but cannot start it with a non-root account. I get the following error message

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc: line 77: 4578 Aborted $xfcesm
SSH_AGENT_PID not set, cannot kill agent

Is there a fix for this?

Jeremy

hussam · 2007-07-20 14:33:15

I've never had openssh installed but try
export SSH_AGENT_PID=`pidof sshd`

then start your xfce session.

If that doesn't work.
Start sshd by running '/etc/rc.d/sshd start' then start xfce
or
Run 'pacman -Rns openssh' to remove openssh then start xfce.

Last edited by hussam (2007-07-20 14:46:13)

huangker · 2007-07-20 16:37:53

I'll give that a go. I still find it strange that this problem only occurs with a non-root account. Why does that happen?

dhave · 2007-07-20 19:06:50

If this is the same problem that is discussed at this link: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=33151

you could try changing all permissions in /tmp to 1777. Worked for me.

.:B:. · 2007-07-20 22:37:39

I have had this problem too (on two archlinux installs, mind me). It brought me on the verge of changing distros.

I needed a complete reinstall (one on each machine) to get rid of it. I suspect pacman, since it somehow mysteriously started after the 3.5.0-1 to 3.5.0-2 upgrade... A reinstall of all packages (as was advised) did not help in any way, nor did 'changing' /tmp permissions (which, by the way, were fine).

This is my story, for what it's worth . Git pacman is supposed to fix it (someone mentioned it is a libalpm problem).

Last edited by B (2007-07-20 22:38:57)

dhave · 2007-07-20 22:48:45

B wrote:

I have had this problem too (on two archlinux installs, mind me). It brought me on the verge of changing distros.
I needed a complete reinstall (one on each machine) to get rid of it. I suspect pacman, since it somehow mysteriously started after the 3.5.0-1 to 3.5.0-2 upgrade... A reinstall of all packages (as was advised) did not help in any way, nor did 'changing' /tmp permissions (which, by the way, were fine).
This is my story, for what it's worth . Git pacman is supposed to fix it (someone mentioned it is a libalpm problem).

So is your problem still unresolved?

huangker · 2007-07-21 09:49:59

sorry but im not so savvy with linux. with reference to http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7194 what do i do with the filesystem install scrip or the snip of code available on the page?

jeremy

.:B:. · 2007-07-21 21:52:02

dhave wrote:

B wrote:
I have had this problem too (on two archlinux installs, mind me). It brought me on the verge of changing distros.
I needed a complete reinstall (one on each machine) to get rid of it. I suspect pacman, since it somehow mysteriously started after the 3.5.0-1 to 3.5.0-2 upgrade... A reinstall of all packages (as was advised) did not help in any way, nor did 'changing' /tmp permissions (which, by the way, were fine).
This is my story, for what it's worth . Git pacman is supposed to fix it (someone mentioned it is a libalpm problem).
So is your problem still unresolved?

As I said: I had to do a reinstall to 'fix' the problem. I built git pacman but it was unable to sync with the repo's.

Lone_Wolf · 2007-07-22 09:57:14

huangker wrote:

sorry but im not so savvy with linux. with reference to http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7194 what do i do with the filesystem install scrip or the snip of code available on the page?
jeremy

That bug fix is implemented in pacman 3.5.0-2 , users should not need to change anything.

The easiest way to solve it (specially since you're using a VM) is probably to do a new FTP-installation.

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#1 2007-07-20 13:45:06

Xfce wont start up for non-root users

#2 2007-07-20 14:33:15

Re: Xfce wont start up for non-root users

#3 2007-07-20 16:37:53

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#4 2007-07-20 19:06:50

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#5 2007-07-20 22:37:39

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#6 2007-07-20 22:48:45

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#7 2007-07-21 09:49:59

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