SOLVED - Shutdown problem and CRAZY error message?

[bernieszu]

My second problem with the new distro. Computer won't shut down and need to use the button. Had this problem earlier and learned what to do BUT this time I got the following strange message in konsole. Can anybody tell me what on earth is going on here? Why is it talking about a currency introduced date Have I somehow corrupted this configuration file Showing only first part of error message here, the last line repeats over and over again.

:~$ sudo kate /boot/grub/menu.lst
[sudo] password for bernie:
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-bernie" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/kde-bernie" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/kdecore (services) KMimeTypeFactory:arseMagic: Now parsing "/usr/share/mime/magic"
kate(11944)/kdecore (services) KMimeTypeFactory:arseMagic: Now parsing "/home/bernie/.local/share/mime/magic"
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
kate(11944)/Kate (Indentation) KateAutoIndent::setMode: mode "0" does not exist
Error: "/tmp/ksocket-bernie" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/(my user name)/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"
kate(11944): ""CurrencyIntroducedDate" - conversion of "" to QDate failed" " (wrong format: expected 3 items, got 1)"

[dibl]

Re: Shutdown problem and CRAZY error message?

Let's see bernie -- where to start?

1. Don't start graphical KDE packages like kate with "sudo" -- use "kdesudo". Or you might mess up your ability to log in ( or maybe that doesn't matter any more .....). That is the source of these errors:

Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-bernie" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/kde-bernie" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.

2. What are you doing in /grub/boot/menu.lst with *buntu 10.04? Is this an upgraded system, originally from before 9.10? Because since 9.10, the grub has been Grub 2, which does not use the file /boot/grub/menu.lst.

I think we need to know more about your system -- where it came from, and how you installed 10.04?

[bernieszu]

Re: Shutdown problem and CRAZY error message?

Hi Dibl,

I completely forgot there is a difference between sudo and kdesu!
That explains it.
Yes, my system is an old one that has been upgraded many times. It started off at 7.04. I just was trying to do what worked before - about 2 years ago - after I had the same problem following an earlier upgrade. Stoopid!

Installed 10.04 in my usual way, through the update notifier that tells you there's one available. But I don;t know if that means it was through Kpackage or through Synaptic.

In any case, the problem seems to have disappeared now, since I have successfully shut down and rebooted twice this morning.

No problems at all since the upgrade other than the shutdown one yesterday and a very intransigent flash player problem.

Thanks for your advice - as always!