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I can't run my Xfwm.
Status:
CLOSED: FIXED

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Description olek-007 2004-01-12 00:15:19 CET
System: Aurox 9.2
GForce 4 MX 400
Xfce4.0.2

I can ONLY run Xfce after "telinit 3", login as root and typing startxfce4.
In all other cases an error window appear that my window menager isn't
compatible with "freedesktop.org." and can work incorectly. Xfce4 starts up,
but without xfwm :(
I didn't touch the xinitrc file.

Xfce4 Installed from rpm's
build order:
# dbh
# xfce4/libxfce4util
# xfce4/libxfcegui4
# xfce4/libxfce4mcs
# xfce4/xfce-mcs-manager
# xfce4/xfce-mcs-plugins
# xfce4/xfce4-panel
# xfce4/xfwm4
# xfce4/xfce-utils
# xfce4/xfce4-modules
# xfce4/xffm
# xfce4/xfdesktop
# xfce4/xfprint
# xfce4/gtk-xfce-engine-2
# xfce4/xfce4-iconbox
# xfce4/xfce4-mixer
# xfce4/xfce4-systray
# xfce4/xfce4-themes
# xfce4/xfce4-toys
# xfce4/xfce4-trigger-launcher
# xfce4/xfwm4-themes
# xfce4/xffm-icons
Comment 1 olek-007 2004-01-12 00:15:21 CET
Additional information:

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-3bigmem i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 27 February 2003
Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-20.9 (bhcompile@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc
version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Mon Aug 18 11:27:43 EDT 2003
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Jan 11 22:32:23 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"

which: no xfce4-session in
(/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/wojtas/bin)

** (xfwm4:3338): WARNING **: xfwm4: Missing defaults file
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 94500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1024 hbeg: 1072 hend: 1168 httl: 1376
vdsp: 768 vbeg: 769 vend: 772 vttl: 808 flags: 5
** Message: xfdesktop: running without session manager
** Message: Nie mog
Comment 2 Olivier Fourdan editbugs 2004-01-12 20:07:10 CET
** (xfwm4:3338): WARNING **: xfwm4: Missing defaults file

means your install is broken. xfwm4 will refuse to run if it can't find a bare
minimum.

It that runs as root and not as another unprivileged user, then it means that
the file isn't world readable as it should be.

As root, type:
chmod a+rx /usr/share/xfwm4
chmod a+r /usr/share/xfwm4/defaults


Cheers,
Olivier.

edited on: 01-12 20:07
Comment 3 olek-007 2004-01-12 23:40:34 CET
Thanks Olivier!
Everytking is working now.

Can you tell my why /usr/share/xfwm4 mode was set to 700?
My friend installed it (on the same OS) in the same way and he didn't heve any
problems :/
Comment 4 Olivier Fourdan editbugs 2004-01-18 22:29:09 CET
Resolving bug.
Comment 5 Brian J. Tarricone (not reading bugmail) 2004-04-08 19:52:33 CEST
mass stale bug cleanup - reopen if closed in error

Bug #72

Reported by:
olek-007
Reported on: 2004-01-12
Last modified on: 2009-07-14

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Olivier Fourdan
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