[kde-linux] Dolphin opening a text file as root with Kwrite.

[Dale]

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> On Thursday 18 February 2010, Dale wrote:
>
>    
>> I have Dolphin, the replacement for Konqueror, set up to run as root.
>> When I go to the "K menu" and select Dolphin, it asks for the root
>> password and I enter it in.  Dolphin opens fine, no problems.  The
>> problem starts when I go somewhere that requires root privileges.  If
>> I try to enter the /root directory, I get this error at the bottom of
>> Dolphin:
>>
>> "Can not start process.  Can not talk to Klauncher.  The name
>> org.kde.klauncher was not provided by any service files."
>>
>> If I go to a text file, say /etc/fstab which requires root privileges,
>> and try to open that file with Kwrite, I get this error in a little
>> pop up window:
>>
>> "KLauncher could not be reached via D-Bus. Error when calling
>> start_service_by_desktop_path:
>>
>> The name org.kde.klauncher was not provided by any .service files."
>>      
> Dale -
> I have seen this many times. My technique to fix it is:
>
> 1. At a konsole su to root and then start up mc or whatever.
> 2. In the /root directory cd to .kde4 and delete all the pointers to
>     temporary directories. eg, cache-*, socket-* and tmp-*.
> 3. cd back to root and delete all the .xauth* files.
> 4. cd to /tmp and delete all *-root files/directories.
> 5. cd to /var/tmp and do the same as 4.
> 6. From krunner issue kdesu dolphin and hopefully you will be in business.
>
> I don't how much of the above is necessary but it works for me!
>
> HTH
> -Robin
>    

That doesn't seem to work here.  A reboot cleans all the tmp files 
here.  It a Gentoo thing I guess.  I did just plain ol erase on the 
.kde4 directory and still the same.

Worth a try I guess.

Dale

:-)  :-)