Bug 551105

Summary: DBusException when starting systemconfigkdump
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: John Williams <web582>
Component: system-config-kdumpAssignee: Roman Rakus <rrakus>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description John Williams 2009-12-28 22:49:37 UTC
Description of problem:
kdump can be enabled but cannot be started in System > Administration > Services.
kdump is always shown as 'Dead'
When trying to start systemconfigkdump in terminal, I get dbus error message.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Name       : dbus
Arch       : i686
Epoch      : 1
Version    : 1.2.16
Release    : 9.fc12
From repo  : updates-testing

Kernel 2.6.31.9-174.fc12.i686.PAE

How reproducible:
Every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enter systemconfigkdump in terminal
2.
3.
  
Actual results: Error message
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.py", line 1760, in <module>
    win = MainWindow()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.py", line 441, in __init__
    self.dbus_object = DBusProxy()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.py", line 198, in __init__
    self.dbus_object = self.bus.get_object ("org.fedoraproject.systemconfig.kdump.mechanism", "/org/fedoraproject/systemconfig/kdump/object")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1

Expected results:
View setup info for kdump

Additional info:
If I try to start kdump in System > Administration > Services, it shows as being refreshed, but it never gets started.

Comment 1 Tom 2010-01-17 07:50:37 UTC
this is what I see at command line.


[tom@home ~]$ system-config-kdump 
/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.py:438: GtkWarning: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
  self.xml = gtk.glade.XML ("/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.glade", domain=DOMAIN)
/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.py:438: GtkWarning: gtk_radio_button_set_group: assertion `!g_slist_find (group, radio_button)' failed
  self.xml = gtk.glade.XML ("/usr/share/system-config-kdump/system-config-kdump.glade", domain=DOMAIN)
Unexpected error: <class 'dbus.exceptions.DBusException'>

Comment 2 David Zeuthen 2010-01-18 16:42:30 UTC
Not sure why you think this is a D-Bus problem - reassigning to the component you are having problems with.

Comment 3 Roman Rakus 2010-02-02 17:18:10 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 538850 ***