failure root login in nautilus fedora16

[kkshethin]

I have tired to launch nautilus as root. if failed with following message.(system is Fedora16, 64 bit, fresh install, not updated)

PHP Code:

[root@kksheth ~]# nautilus

(nautilus:1998): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set_data: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(nautilus:1998): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed

(nautilus:1998): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:1998): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@kksheth ~]# exit 


Is this a bug, is it reported?

[DBelton]

you need to use su - instead of su to sign in as root to run nautilus (or just about any graphical programs) since su - gives you the full root login shell and changes the environment to the root users environment.

And no, it's not a bug.. And yes it has been reported numerous times

[kkshethin]

[kksheth@localhost ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@localhost ~]# nautilus
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:12512): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set_data: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(nautilus:12512): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed

(nautilus:12512): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed

(nautilus:12512): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@localhost ~]#

I have used su - and not su as you said. error is there.

So i am not able to open nautilus as root. this is surely a bug then. Things which are working earlier and now not certainly means bug.

However, i noted that when i opened a file with gedit as root from the terminal, it opens file in a root nautilus where from file menu, i can open a new file with root privileges.

[MALsPa]

From my notes from November 11th:

Couldn't get Nautilus to open as root, either with su or su -. Here's what happened:

$ su -
Password:
[root@steve ~]# nautilus
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:1948): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set_data: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(nautilus:1948): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed

(nautilus:1948): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_has_prefix: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed

(nautilus:1948): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

However, I tried it again a couple of times just now, using su -, and it worked fine.

[michaaa62]

Did you try

su
dbus-launch nautilus

Or is this also giving you errors, and finally fails?

[kkshethin]

It worked however there is following message in terminal

[root@kksheth ~]# dbus-launch nautilus
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:15556): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy

(nautilus:15556): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_composite: assertion `dest_x >= 0 && dest_x + dest_width <= dest->width' failed

(nautilus:15556): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_composite: assertion `dest_x >= 0 && dest_x + dest_width <= dest->width' failed

--- Hash table keys for warning below:
--> l2056
--> inode/directory
--> root

(nautilus:15556): Eel-WARNING **: "unique eel_ref_str" hash table still has 3 elements at quit time (keys above)

--- Hash table keys for warning below:
--> file:///

(nautilus:15556): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 1 element at quit time (keys above)
Shutting down nautilus-gdu extension
[root@kksheth ~]#

[JEO]

I noticed that running the F16 live usb nautilus fails to run as root as per post #1. Updating deja-dup package from version -19 to -20 fixes the problem. I believe it's a nautilus extension problem.

[MALsPa]

Originally Posted by JEO

I noticed that running the F16 live usb nautilus fails to run as root as per post #1. Updating deja-dup package from version -19 to -20 fixes the problem. I believe it's a nautilus extension problem.

Ah. Since I noticed the problem, I see an update for deja-dup from 19.4.1.fc16 to 20.1.1.fc16, so that must be why I haven't been having a problem opening Nautilus as root after that.

[ryb37]

dude thank you for this i was looking for the solution all over and i was even about to revert back to fedora
please repost this as a post install procedure for fedora16
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