[vox-tech] please check that the dcopserver program is running (was Re: please help)

[Jonathan Stickel]

All theses suggestions are great, but is someone willing to give him a 
call since it is urgent?  Email me offlist, and I will give you his 
phone number.

Thanks,
Jonathan


Ken Bloom wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:13:10 -0800
> Jonathan Stickel <jjstickel at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I just called Mike to see if I could help him quickly by phone.  It 
>>seems like his home directory has disappeared, and he says a file
>>system check did not fix things.  This is probably outside the scope
>>of my expertise.  Is someone able to help him?
>>
>>Jonathan
>>
>>
>>Michael Siminitus wrote:
>>
>>>1- Michael Siminitus, [address, phone removed] ___ call anytime -ASAP 
>>>please
>>>
>>>2- see full specs at: 
>>>http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/200ARC/3501609sp83.shtml
>>>
>>>2- Mandrake 10.
>>>
>>>3- I cannot log on, except as root or the new user I created. The
>>>error I keep getting is:
>>>* There was an error setting up inter-process communications for
>>>KDE. The message returned by the system was:
>>>Could not read network connection list.
>>>//.DCOPserver_localhost_0
>>>Please check that the ___dcopserver___ program is running
>>>
>>>4- sorry, it's on my laptop and I can't retype that whole thing.
>>>
>>>5- I have a paper trapped in the machine I need to turn in tomorrow.
>>>I don't know if it is possible, but it would be GREAT if I could
>>>bring the laptop to someone tomorrow morning who could help out.
> 
> 
> I'm not a KDE person, but my first suggestion would be to move the .kde
> directory out of the way and see if that fixes the problem.
> 
> He could also try
>  * logging in to GNOME instead of KDE
>  * logging in from the command line
> 
> 
> If he succeeds at logging in from GNOME, but needs kword (and kword
> fails with the same problem as his login) then he will at least be in a
> position to run dcopserver manually.
> 
> --Ken Bloom
> 
> 
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