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Old 03-02-2004, 01:36 AM   #1
rmcb
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DCOPserver error when trying to login as user


Am getting this message at bootup time from a machine running Slackware 9.1.

There was an error setting up inter-process communications for KDE. The message returned by the system was: could not read network connection list.
/home/sandra/.DCOPserver_sandra_0
Please check that the "dcopserver program is running.

KDE will then return to a graphical login screen & if I login as user it will run the first time wizard for KDE setup and then repeat the above message.
This process will just repeat over and over.

The machine used to just autologin as user to KDE.

This only happens as user, a root login works ok.

Thanks.
 
Old 03-02-2004, 03:55 AM   #2
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Just installed Slackware and got the same problem. Traked it down to the group/owner settings for the user.

Ensure that /etc/passwd and /etc/group are set up as appropriate and match the config files in the users home directory

Hope this helps
 
Old 03-02-2004, 02:31 PM   #3
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What do you mean by appropriate???
Thanks

Ensure that /etc/passwd and /etc/group are set up as appropriate and match the config files in the users home directory
 
Old 03-03-2004, 02:52 AM   #4
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A user has a userId (UID) and a groupId (GID) for instance a user called auser could belong to a group called adept.

In this example in /home/auser files we want all files/directories to belong to the owner auser and the group adept.

adept, the group, will have their gid declared in it's entry in /etc/group say 501.
auser, the owner, will have their uid declared in their entry in /etc/passwd say also 501 ( they don't need to be the same value) and also the GID that the owner belongs to.

Once these files have been set up correctly you can use -

chown -R auser /home/auser
chgrp -R adept /home/auser

You will nee to consult your preferred help system for the structure of the files and the commands.

The above may not solve your problem but it is a start.
 
  


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