libreport version: 2.0.7 abrt_version: 2.0.6 cmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.py comment: Just tried to change system data from a "System Settings" GUI while logged on a desktop. I was asked for a password and after that got only a blink of a crashing configurator. executable: /usr/share/system-config-date/system-config-date.py kernel: 3.1.4-1.fc16.x86_64 reason: __init__.py:52:_init:RuntimeError: could not open display time: Sun 11 Dec 2011 06:49:38 PM MST uid: 0 username: root backtrace: :__init__.py:52:_init:RuntimeError: could not open display : :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/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 64, in <module> : _init() : File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 52, in _init : _gtk.init_check() :RuntimeError: could not open display : :Local variables in innermost frame: :sys: <module 'sys' (built-in)> :sys_path: ['/usr/share/system-config-date', '/usr/lib64/python27.zip', '/usr/lib64/python2.7', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/PIL', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gst-0.10', '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg-info']
I unplugged the live display and reconnected to add a new display and could not see the desktop. I had to reboot to get Display back on. Package: system-config-date-1.9.67-2.fc17 OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
The problem you had is two-fold: 1) The display not being available: There is nothing system-config-date (or any other GUI program) can do about it. 2) Raising an exception instead of printing an error message onto the terminal. I'll fix that upstream shortly, and then in an updated Fedora package.
Ah, forgot: re 1) you might want to open a bug against some component of your desktop.
*** Bug 870692 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to comment #2) > The problem you had is two-fold: > > 1) The display not being available: There is nothing system-config-date (or > any other GUI program) can do about it. The original report said: "... from a "System Settings" GUI while logged on a desktop". A subsequent password dialog also required that display. That means that system-config-date is not picking it up. Moreover 'su -' from a terminal window opened from a desktop followed by 'system-config-date' does not have that problem and works.
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc16
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc17
Package system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20194/system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc16, python-slip-0.2.24-1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
system-config-date-1.10.5-1.fc17, python-slip-0.2.24-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.