Errors with fwfstab (Python)
 

Hello,
I am trying to run a software called fwfstab and it is an editor of the /etc/fstab file

i get this error when running it:
How can I solve this problem?

PS: I edited the fwfstab launching file in /usr/local/sbin because it was pointing to a wrong path.

Please forgive me for asking, but why on earth does one need a GUI tool to edit an fstab file?

I'm very curious :)

BTW - it kinda looks like the $DISPLAY is not set, and things go downhill from there.

Sasha

I started looking after this thread

beside if you search for all of my topics in this forum you will find that I ask a question about fstab with every distro I install and every time it is a different problem with a different way to solve it

the bottom line is: If there is one thing I really hate about linux is the fstab file, and I was very happy to find a GUI tool to solve this problem for me.

Thank you, but, What is $DISPLAY? and how can I solve this problem?

OK, thanks for that explanation :)

It was more a guess on my part about the $DISPLAY variable, based on my experience trying to start or run applications for which I want/need root priveleges. It also may be another environment variable *related* to the display, preventing the application from making a connection with the X server.

As you see below is an example of what I get if I try to start konqueror as root, from the wrong environment:
As the error message is similar (in bold there) it makes me suspect an environment variable.

The $DISPLAY variable itself, is the :0.0 and this describes the screen you are looking at. It means "device zero, screen zero" (or vice versa).

I suspect you have one of the `su` tools, like kdesu, or gtksu, or one of those, on your system. Perhaps trying to execute the fwfstab via one of those means, will set the proper variable? Something like:

shell$ gtksu /path/to/fwfstab

and see if that works?

I do not know exactly which "protocol" is used between applications and X itself, but if I can figure out exactly what's missing, I'll be sure to update here.


Sasha

Try this:

user$ su - #don't forget that dash at the end
Password: ********

root# DISPLAY=:0.0
root# xhost +
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
root# ./path/to/fwfstab

.. and it may now start.

NOTE: There are possibly security implications of using `xhost` like this; please research `xhost` before assuming that this is entirely safe!!

When you're done, you can do:

root# xhost -

..to restore access control.

Sasha

Thank you for your help Sasha,

I found I have kdesudo not kdesu and here is the output:

and when I tried the set of commands you gave me I got this output:
Judging from how things are going I thing you should know that I am using xfce on Kubuntu, I found KDE 4.x is unusable for the time being so I installed xfce in currently using it.

No problem -- I only hope that the help actually helps in the end ;)

OK, with or without the proper root privelege and/or environment variables, the above does look like a missing piece of your program, UNLESS that's happening because without root privelege, the program cannot read/access that module thing.
Ok, the above I find weird; it worked perfectly on my system :scratch: because we set DISPLAY before running the `xhost` command. Maybe it would help if you EXPORT the display variable, like so:

shell# export DISPLAY=:0.0

.. and maybe not, but worth a try.
Ok, thanks for clearing that up! I am in the same boat; I use Slackware, with KDE installed, but I am using Xfce desktop too. I still use some KDE apps, including `kdesu` to start things as root.

I will go over the sequence of the commands above again on my system, to make sure I gave you them in the right order, and update again shortly :)

Sasha

My mistake -- I'm sorry, I gave the commands in the wrong order.

Here goes:

user$ xhost +
user$ su -
Password ********

root# DISPLAY=:0.0
root# ./path/to/fwfstab

..should go now ;)

Here's the exact quote from my console (note I'm testing with konqueror as the fwfstab program):

Sasha

Unfortunately it did not work.
When I woke this morning I decided to end this situation, so I searched for another tool and I found one called:pysdm I configured fstab and also it did not work as there was problems with the links from my C:\ drive to /home/ahmad/.opera

so I removed the lines that the tool added and I guess I will keep writing my password 2 times every time I boot my computer
Thank you very much for your help Sasha, and do not be disappointed it really did help me stop wasting my time, and I made a decision to change this distro to something more fun :)