#41764: dbus: Unprivileged MacPorts: dbus running but acts like it is not. ------------------------+------------------------ Reporter: citibob@… | Owner: mcalhoun@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.2.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: dbus | ------------------------+------------------------ Changes (by ryandesign@…): * owner: macports-tickets@… => mcalhoun@… * priority: High => Normal Old description:
Problem: cannot launch gnome-termianl (or anything gnome). This is because dbus is not working properly. I know in general about having to run launchctl on the plists. And I've gotten it working in the past.
BUT... this time, I've installed MacPorts as a non-privileged user. See: https://trac.macports.or//wiki/InstallingMacPorts#source_unprivileged
Most ports I install just as "port install the-port". But I had to do "sudo port install dbus", no surprise. I also started the system dbus daemon, as specified in "port notes dbus:"
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sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- system.plist
ls -l /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
lrwxr-xr-x 1 myuser NDC\Domain Users 80 Nov 27 00:41 /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist -> /Users/myuser/macports/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- system.plist }}}
I also started the client-side dbus. Problem is, I get exactly the same behavior whether or not the client side is started. see log below. HELP please!
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launchctl stop org.freedesktop.dbus-session> ps auxxx | grep dbus messagebus 90 0.0 0.0 2435384 844 ?? Ss 2Dec13 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork myuser 71161 0.0 0.0 2434892 652 s004 R+ 10:09AM 0:00.00 grep dbus gnome-terminal Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded! Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Session D-Bus not running. Try running `launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist'. launchctl start org.freedesktop.dbus-session ps auxxx | grep dbus messagebus 90 0.0 0.0 2435384 844 ?? Ss 2Dec13 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork myuser 71168 0.0 0.0 2434892 652 s004 R+ 10:10AM 0:00.00 grep dbus myuser 71166 0.0 0.0 2446844 968 ?? S 10:10AM 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --nofork --session gnome-terminal Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded! Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Session D-Bus not running. Try running `launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist'.
uname -a Darwin <machinename> 11.4.2 Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 <MacOS 10.7.5> port list dbus dbus @1.6.12 devel/dbus port -v MacPorts 2.2.1
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New description: Problem: cannot launch gnome-terminal (or anything gnome). This is because dbus is not working properly. I know in general about having to run launchctl on the plists. And I've gotten it working in the past. BUT... this time, I've installed MacPorts as a non-privileged user. See: wiki:InstallingMacPorts#source_unprivileged Most ports I install just as "`port install the-port`". But I had to do "`sudo port install dbus`", no surprise. I also started the system dbus daemon, as specified in "`port notes dbus`:" {{{
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- system.plist
ls -l /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
lrwxr-xr-x 1 myuser NDC\Domain Users 80 Nov 27 00:41 /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist -> /Users/myuser/macports/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- system.plist }}} I also started the client-side dbus. Problem is, I get exactly the same behavior whether or not the client side is started. see log below. HELP please! {{{
launchctl stop org.freedesktop.dbus-session> ps auxxx | grep dbus messagebus 90 0.0 0.0 2435384 844 ?? Ss 2Dec13 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork myuser 71161 0.0 0.0 2434892 652 s004 R+ 10:09AM 0:00.00 grep dbus gnome-terminal Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded! Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Session D-Bus not running. Try running `launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist'. launchctl start org.freedesktop.dbus-session ps auxxx | grep dbus messagebus 90 0.0 0.0 2435384 844 ?? Ss 2Dec13 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork myuser 71168 0.0 0.0 2434892 652 s004 R+ 10:10AM 0:00.00 grep dbus myuser 71166 0.0 0.0 2446844 968 ?? S 10:10AM 0:00.00 /Users/myuser/macports/bin/dbus-daemon --nofork --session gnome-terminal Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded! Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Session D-Bus not running. Try running `launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist'.
uname -a Darwin <machinename> 11.4.2 Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 <MacOS 10.7.5> port list dbus dbus @1.6.12 devel/dbus port -v MacPorts 2.2.1
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