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FS#22682 - xfce4-panel errors

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by userlander (userlander) - Monday, 31 January 2011, 14:09 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Monday, 31 January 2011, 16:22 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: xfce4-panel fails to start, won't connect to the session-manager when started manually.

-> start X, 5 error dialog boxes come up:

Failed to restart the panel
No running instance of xfce4-panel was found

-> start panel manually, get error message:

$ xfce4-panel: Failed to connect to session manager: Failed to connect to the session manager: SESSION_MANAGER environment variable not defined

weather icons huge (x10) and distorted

-> try to logout:

Are you sure you want to quit the panel?
You have started X without session manager.
Clicking Quit will close the X server.

Press 'Quit' - does nothing.


Additional info:
* package version(s)

$ xfce4-panel --version
xfce4-panel 4.8.1 (Xfce 4.8.0)


* config and/or log files etc.

.xinitrc:

exec ck-launch-session startxfce4

Steps to reproduce: startx
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Monday, 31 January 2011, 16:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  One of the worst reports I've ever seen.
Comment by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Monday, 31 January 2011, 14:39 GMT
i tested xfce4 with exec ck-launch-session xfce4-session
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Monday, 31 January 2011, 16:18 GMT
works for me. you may try to clear the cache for the session. several such solutions can be found in the forum threads.

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