On 03/08/2011 06:21 PM, Nelson Marques wrote:

Try:

xdg-su -c "/sbin/YaST2"

Thanks that works. I'll add it as a work around to the bug. Robert

NM

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Robert Schweikert wrote:

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Hi,

After upgrading to 11.4 via "zypper dup" I am unable to start "yast2" from a terminal window. I am getting the following error:

** GLib-GIO:ERROR:gdbusconnection.c:2279:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)

I am logged into a GNOME session as regular user, then start a terminal session, su, and then run "yast2"

I can produce the problem on 2 machines. This is a big annoyance on one machine since I cannot start YaST from the slab menu as it does not display (677900).

Any thoughts? Did the upgrade process miss a package?

I filed 677911

Robert

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To: opensuse-doc@opensuse.org CC: opensuse-factory@opensuse.org = http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2011-03/msg00298.html Am 10/03/11 10:47, schrieb Vincent Untz: [...]

Use "su -", not "su". I'm actively wondering if there's any reason to keep the "su" default behavior around. It just keeps harming us again and again. [...]

Vincent

Hi Vincent, hi Frank, hello all, I think this should at least be reflected in the documentation. But there is used the su program without even mentioning the login shell ( --log/ -l/ -) option: Reference > Chapter 21. Shell Basics > 21.4. Becoming Root > 21.4.1. Using su http://doc.opensuse.org/products/opensuse/openSUSE/opensuse-reference/cha.ne... I rate the hole reworking and expand the printed/book like manuals was a great operation (that should be mentioned in the 'highlights' article of 11.4). But maybe it some background (like: su versus su- ; what are gnomesu, kdesu, gksu, gksudo, xdg-su -c "[command]", ....like?) and explanations could be done in the wiki (at least as an unstable/stage version before including it/parts of it to the manuals)? Compare also: on the su/su - issue http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/... and following http://forums.opensuse.org/english/other-forums/community-fun/opensuse-wiki-... and following On the basics and concepts of security http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-doc/2011-03/msg00001.html and following Regards Martin (pistazienfresser) -- - Martin Seidler - openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org

Am 10/03/11 10:47, schrieb Vincent Untz:

Le mardi 08 mars 2011, à 16:35 -0500, Robert Schweikert a écrit :

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I am logged into a GNOME session as regular user, then start a terminal session, su, and then run "yast2"

Use "su -", not "su". I'm actively wondering if there's any reason to keep the "su" default behavior around. It just keeps harming us again and again.

(The crash itself is a known bug, filed upstream already, see https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655751 and https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635694)

Vincent

May this this behavior also be connected to that issue or should I file a separate bugreport in the next days?: For myself I would just do a complete new install of 11.4 GM but there are at least two other users in that thread reporting that they are having that problem after doing the zypper dup process (one from 11.3): Thread: After zypper dup to 11.4 , most of the (graphical) YaST modules do not start via YaST http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/... Regards Martin (pistazienfresser) -- - Martin Seidler - openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org

Am 15/03/11 15:30, schrieb jdd:

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Use "su -", not "su". I'm actively wondering if there's any reason to keep the "su" default behavior around. It just keeps harming us again and again.

there was a discussion, years ago, because the suse default was changed

Do not know if openSUSE should use another default than other distributions. Maybe debugging the documentation and maybe updating it with an explanation would be sufficient.

may I quote the yast qt interface have no problem?

jdd

I have installed KDE and LXDE. In both the graphical yast is able to start its modules. Also an user wrote in the forums that he was able to use KDE as a workaround. Regards Martin (pistazienfresser) -- - Samsung X20 Pentium M 740 (1730 MHz) Intel 915GM 1400x1050 - openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org