Description of problem: mate-session fails to start if /bin/dbus-launch is not present (dbus-x11 package). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): mate-session-manager-1.16.1-1.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum remove dbus-x11 2. Try logging in to MATE session Actual results: Session fails to start. The following errors are visible in the journal: Apr 24 04:07:35 localhost mate-session[10373]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed Apr 24 04:07:35 localhost mate-session[10373]: CRITICAL: dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name: assertion 'connection != NULL' failed Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: GLib-GObject-CRITICAL: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[10217]: The SSH agent was already initialized Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[10217]: The GPG agent was already initialized Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[10217]: couldn't connect to dbus session bus: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[10217]: The PKCS#11 component was already initialized Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: WARNING: Could not make bus activated clients aware of GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING=0 environment variable: /bin/dbus-launch termina Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: CRITICAL: error getting session bus: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: WARNING: Unable to register presence with session bus Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: CRITICAL: dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name: assertion 'connection != NULL' failed Apr 24 04:07:36 localhost mate-session[10373]: CRITICAL: error getting session bus: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message Expected results: Session starts successfully.
[root@localhost rave]# LANG=C [root@localhost rave]# yum remove dbus-x11 Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, fastestmirror, langpacks Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package dbus-x11.x86_64 1:1.6.12-17.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: mutter-3.14.4-31.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: firewall-config-0.4.3.2-8.1.el7_3.2.noarch --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: ibus-1.5.3-13.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: lightdm-1.10.6-4.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: 1:control-center-3.14.5-19.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: gnome-session-3.14.0-5.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: dbus-x11 for package: system-config-printer-1.4.1-19.el7.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package control-center.x86_64 1:3.14.5-19.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: control-center for package: gnome-shell-3.14.4-53.el7.x86_64 ---> Package firewall-config.noarch 0:0.4.3.2-8.1.el7_3.2 will be erased ---> Package gnome-session.x86_64 0:3.14.0-5.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: gnome-session for package: 1:gdm-3.14.2-20.el7_3.x86_64 ---> Package ibus.x86_64 0:1.5.3-13.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: ibus for package: ibus-kkc-1.5.18-7.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus >= 1.3.99 for package: ibus-hangul-1.4.2-10.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus >= 1.2.0 for package: ibus-libpinyin-1.6.91-4.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus for package: ibus-sayura-1.3.2-3.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus > 1.3.0 for package: ibus-table-1.5.0-5.el7.noarch --> Processing Dependency: ibus >= 1.4.0 for package: ibus-m17n-1.3.4-13.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus for package: ibus-rawcode-1.3.2-3.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus = 1.5.3-13.el7 for package: ibus-setup-1.5.3-13.el7.noarch --> Processing Dependency: ibus >= 1.3 for package: ibus-chewing-1.4.4-14.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus(x86-64) = 1.5.3-13.el7 for package: ibus-gtk2-1.5.3-13.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: ibus(x86-64) = 1.5.3-13.el7 for package: ibus-gtk3-1.5.3-13.el7.x86_64 ---> Package lightdm.x86_64 0:1.10.6-4.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: lightdm(x86-64) for package: lightdm-gtk-1.8.5-19.el7.x86_64 ---> Package mutter.x86_64 0:3.14.4-31.el7 will be erased ---> Package system-config-printer.x86_64 0:1.4.1-19.el7 will be erased --> Running transaction check ---> Package gdm.x86_64 1:3.14.2-20.el7_3 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: gdm for package: pulseaudio-gdm-hooks-6.0-9.el7_3.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: gdm >= 1:2.22.0 for package: pulseaudio-gdm-hooks-6.0-9.el7_3.x86_64 ---> Package gnome-shell.x86_64 0:3.14.4-53.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-chewing.x86_64 0:1.4.4-14.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-gtk2.x86_64 0:1.5.3-13.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-gtk3.x86_64 0:1.5.3-13.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-hangul.x86_64 0:1.4.2-10.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-kkc.x86_64 0:1.5.18-7.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-libpinyin.x86_64 0:1.6.91-4.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-m17n.x86_64 0:1.3.4-13.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-rawcode.x86_64 0:1.3.2-3.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-sayura.x86_64 0:1.3.2-3.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-setup.noarch 0:1.5.3-13.el7 will be erased ---> Package ibus-table.noarch 0:1.5.0-5.el7 will be erased --> Processing Dependency: ibus-table >= 1.2 for package: ibus-table-chinese-1.4.6-3.el7.noarch --> Processing Dependency: ibus-table >= 1.2 for package: ibus-table-chinese-1.4.6-3.el7.noarch ---> Package lightdm-gtk.x86_64 0:1.8.5-19.el7 will be erased --> Running transaction check ---> Package ibus-table-chinese.noarch 0:1.4.6-3.el7 will be erased ---> Package pulseaudio-gdm-hooks.x86_64 0:6.0-9.el7_3 will be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ====================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ====================================================================================================== Removing: dbus-x11 x86_64 1:1.6.12-17.el7 @base 35 k Removing for dependencies: control-center x86_64 1:3.14.5-19.el7 @base 17 M firewall-config noarch 0.4.3.2-8.1.el7_3.2 @updates 1.0 M gdm x86_64 1:3.14.2-20.el7_3 @updates 3.2 M gnome-session x86_64 3.14.0-5.el7 @base 1.6 M gnome-shell x86_64 3.14.4-53.el7 @base 9.3 M ibus x86_64 1.5.3-13.el7 @cr 1.3 M ibus-chewing x86_64 1.4.4-14.el7 @cr 211 k ibus-gtk2 x86_64 1.5.3-13.el7 @cr 32 k ibus-gtk3 x86_64 1.5.3-13.el7 @cr 32 k ibus-hangul x86_64 1.4.2-10.el7 @base 193 k ibus-kkc x86_64 1.5.18-7.el7 @base 229 k ibus-libpinyin x86_64 1.6.91-4.el7 @anaconda 2.0 M ibus-m17n x86_64 1.3.4-13.el7 @anaconda 156 k ibus-rawcode x86_64 1.3.2-3.el7 @anaconda 40 k ibus-sayura x86_64 1.3.2-3.el7 @anaconda 36 k ibus-setup noarch 1.5.3-13.el7 @cr 196 k ibus-table noarch 1.5.0-5.el7 @anaconda 812 k ibus-table-chinese noarch 1.4.6-3.el7 @anaconda 40 k lightdm x86_64 1.10.6-4.el7 @epel-testing 504 k lightdm-gtk x86_64 1.8.5-19.el7 @epel-testing 175 k mutter x86_64 3.14.4-31.el7 @base 5.7 M pulseaudio-gdm-hooks x86_64 6.0-9.el7_3 @updates 354 system-config-printer x86_64 1.4.1-19.el7 @base 1.3 M Transaction Summary ====================================================================================================== Remove 1 Package (+23 Dependent packages) Installed size: 45 M Is this ok [y/N]: n How do you login mate session without lightdm or gdm DM ?
Using xrdp. I have mate-session invocation in .Xclients: $ cat .Xclients /usr/bin/mate-session I think using startx would work the same way.
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.el7 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-4427c935cb
mate-session-manager-1.18.0-3.fc26 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 26. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-8dac46d9cf
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc25 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 25. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-2d9f7d0dd6
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc24 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 24. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-5fd5b2ce64
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc25 has been pushed to the Fedora 25 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-2d9f7d0dd6
mate-session-manager-1.18.0-3.fc26 has been pushed to the Fedora 26 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-8dac46d9cf
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-4427c935cb
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-5fd5b2ce64
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc25 has been pushed to the Fedora 25 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
mate-session-manager-1.18.0-3.fc26 has been pushed to the Fedora 26 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
mate-session-manager-1.16.1-3.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.