Bug 676336

Summary: system-config-date: RuntimeError: could not open display
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Jan Stodola <jstodola>
Component: system-config-dateAssignee: Jan Synacek <jsynacek>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Jakub Prokes <jprokes>
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Version: 6.1CC: jprokes, nphilipp, psklenar
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Description Jan Stodola 2011-02-09 15:06:08 UTC
Description of problem:
system-config-date executed in non-graphical environment throws a
traceback:

[root@rtt6 ~]# system-config-date 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.py", line 73, in <module>
    useGuiMode(page)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.py", line 46, in useGuiMode
    import scdMainWindow
  File "/usr/share/system-config-date/scdMainWindow.py", line 30, in <module>
    import gtk
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 64, in <module>
    _init()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 52, in _init
    _gtk.init_check()
RuntimeError: could not open display


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
system-config-date-1.9.60-1.el6.noarch

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. login to a system using ssh -x username@name
2. run system-config-date

Actual results:
traceback when running system-config-date via ssh -x connection

Expected results:
User should see a human readable message, not any traceback, see
system-config-lvm for example:

[root@rtt6 ~]# system-config-lvm 

  Unable to initialize graphical environment. Most likely cause of failure
  is that the tool was not run using a graphical environment. Please either
  start your graphical user interface or set your DISPLAY variable.

  Caught exception: could not open display

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2011-02-09 15:08:23 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2012-09-07 05:03:46 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this
request at this time.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2017-03-21 11:37:25 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017-0765.html