Bleachbit as root fails to launch

[Qqmike]

What do I do with those two commands?

[SteveRiley]

Sorry... run them and post the outputs here.

[SteveRiley]

There was a typo in the second command. Please refresh the screen to get the latest.

[Qqmike]

OK. The first is running now--taking awhile.

[SteveRiley]

Yep, searching through a lot of files. Is your machine SSD? If not, prepare to wait!

[Qqmike]

sudo grep -isR xauthority /etc /bin /sbin /lib /lib32 /lib64 /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/lib /usr/lib32 /usr/lib64 /opt

mike@mike-desktop14:~$ sudo grep -isR xauthority /etc /bin /sbin /lib /lib32 /lib64 /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/lib /usr/lib32 /usr/lib64 /opt
[sudo] password for mike: 
/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh:                export XAUTHORITY=$userhome/.Xauthority
/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh:                export XAUTHORITY=""
Binary file /etc/alternatives/kdesu matches
/etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/X:  # .Xauthority files required for X connections, per user
/etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/X:  owner @{HOME}/.Xauthority r,
/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.telepathy:    owner @{HOME}/.Xauthority r,
Binary file /bin/su matches
Binary file /lib/i386-linux-gnu/security/pam_xauth.so matches
/usr/bin/startx:    if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" = x ]; then
/usr/bin/startx:        XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
/usr/bin/startx:        export XAUTHORITY
Binary file /usr/bin/gpg-agent matches
Binary file /usr/bin/pkexec matches
Binary file /usr/bin/gpg2 matches
Binary file /usr/bin/symcryptrun matches
Binary file /usr/bin/kdeinit4 matches
Binary file /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon matches
Binary file /usr/bin/gpgsm matches
Binary file /usr/bin/kdesudo matches
Binary file /usr/bin/gpg-connect-agent matches
Binary file /usr/sbin/lightdm matches
Binary file /usr/lib/gnupg2/gpg-protect-tool matches
Binary file /usr/lib/gnupg2/gpg-preset-passphrase matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXp.so.6.2.0 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libbonobo-activation.so.4 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXp.so.6 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6.0.0 matches
Binary file /usr/lib/sudo/sudoers.so matches
Binary file /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu matches
Binary file /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu_stub matches
Binary file /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/__pycache__/DistUpgradeViewKDE.cpython-34.pyc matches
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py:        #kdesu requires us to copy the xauthority file before it removes it when Adept is killed
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py:        if 'XAUTHORITY' in os.environ and os.environ['XAUTHORITY'] != copyXauth:
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py:            shutil.copy(os.environ['XAUTHORITY'], copyXauth)
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py:            os.environ["XAUTHORITY"] = copyXauth
Binary file /usr/lib/ConsoleKit/ck-collect-session-info matches
Binary file /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so matches
Binary file /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswuilo.so matches
mike@mike-desktop14:~$

Still, an error in the second one (I refreshed twice).

mike@mike-desktop14:~$ ps $(sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/*/environ | cut -d / -f 3)
error: process ID list syntax error

Usage:
 ps [options]

 Try 'ps --help <simple|list|output|threads|misc|all>'
  or 'ps --help <s|l|o|t|m|a>'
 for additional help text.

For more details see ps(1).

[Qqmike]

No SSD here. 2009 build, E8400, 320 GB Seagate HDD! But it got it OK, finally.

[SteveRiley]

The first output isn't significantly different than mine, except that I can tell you're using LightDM. I don't -- I installed KDM and removed LightDM. So one thing to investigate further is whether LightDM is creating the environment variable.

Attention, readers: how many of you here have this variable? Please check: run printenv | grep XAUTHORITY and report your findings.

Still, an error in the second one (I refreshed twice).

That's weird...works fine on my machine. The part inside the $() finds the PIDs of every program that sets the variable XAUTHORITY. I'm just sending it to ps so that we can see the actual programs. Let's just try the inside part. What do you see when you run that?

sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/*/environ | cut -d / -f 3

[Qqmike]

mike@mike-desktop14:~$ sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/*/environ | cut -d / -f 3
23836
23953
23957
23961
23969
23980
23982
23984
24047
24102
24108
24109
24111
24120
24130
24135
24136
24149
24155
24161
24165
24168
24192
24194
24197
24199
24246
24251
24257
24263
24275
24282
24291
24292
24299
24302
24307
24308
24325
24334
24382
24707
24710
24743
25402
25403
self
mike@mike-desktop14:~$

[SteveRiley]

Try this version.

ps $(sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/[0-9]*/environ | cut -d / -f 3)

Me and my damn regex shortcuts...

[Qqmike]

mike@mike-desktop14:~$ ps $(sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/[0-9]*/environ | cut -d / -f 3)
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
23836 ?        Ss     0:00 init --user
23953 ?        Ss     0:00 ssh-agent -s
23957 ?        Ss     0:00 gpg-agent --daemon --sh
23961 ?        Ss     0:00 dbus-daemon --fork --session --address=unix:abstract=
23969 ?        Ss     0:00 upstart-event-bridge
23980 ?        S      0:00 upstart-file-bridge --daemon --user
23982 ?        S      0:00 upstart-dbus-bridge --daemon --session --user --bus-n
23984 ?        S      0:00 upstart-dbus-bridge --daemon --system --user --bus-na
24047 ?        Ss     0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
24102 ?        S      0:00 /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/start_kdeinit +kcminit_startup
24108 ?        Ss     0:00 kdeinit4: kdeinit4 Running...                  
24109 ?        S      0:00 kdeinit4: klauncher [kdeinit] --fd=9           
24111 ?        Sl     0:01 kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit]                      
24120 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/kglobalaccel
24130 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
24135 ?        S      0:00 kwrapper4 ksmserver
24136 ?        Sl     0:00 kdeinit4: ksmserver [kdeinit]                  
24149 ?        Sl     0:14 kwin -session 1013617513f1480001412179659000000190600
24155 ?        Sl     0:07 /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
24161 ?        SNl    0:00 /usr/bin/baloo_file
24165 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/kuiserver
24168 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5
24192 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/krunner
24194 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/kmix -session 1013617513f1480001412179674000
24197 ?        S<l    0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
24199 ?        Sl     0:56 skype -session 1013617513f148000141227097200000018430
24246 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/zeitgeist-datahub
24251 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/hp-systray -x
24257 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon
24263 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/zeitgeist-fts
24275 ?        S      0:00 /bin/cat
24282 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
24291 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent
24292 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/klipper
24299 ?        Sl     2:05 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
24302 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/knotify4
24307 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/hp-systray -x
24308 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/hp-systray -x
24325 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher
24334 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container /usr/lib/flashplugi
24382 ?        S      0:00 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gconf/gconfd-2
24707 ?        Sl     0:04 /usr/bin/konsole
24710 pts/1    Ss     0:00 /bin/bash
24743 ?        Sl     0:03 /usr/bin/kate -b
mike@mike-desktop14:~$

[Qqmike]

Of course, it's Greek to me

[SteveRiley]

Wow, that's a lot! Here's mine:

steve@t520:~$ [B]ps $(sudo grep -lsz '^XAUTHORITY=' /proc/[0-9]*/environ | cut -d / -f 3)[/B]
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
16492 pts/3    S      0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch b7b70882192347bc72f5a9a3536e82d9 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
16493 ?        Ss     0:00 //bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
16498 ?        Ss     0:00 kdeinit4: kdeinit4 Running...
16501 ?        S      0:00 kdeinit4: klauncher [kdeinit] --fd=8
16504 ?        S      0:00 kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit]
16513 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd

Need to ponder for a bit. Let's resume later.

BTW, why are you running the Zeitgeist framework? That's GNOME's search mechanism, not used anywhere in KDE. Do you have some important GNOME or Gtk programs installed? Same with GVFS -- that's the user-space file system handler, not used in KDE.

[Qqmike]

"Do you have some important GNOME or Gtk programs installed? Same with GVFS -- that's the user-space file system handler, not used in KDE."

Hmm. Not that I know of. Haven't installed much of anything here.
Kaffeine, VLC, Cheese, Firefox, T-Bird, ... GParted, Bleachbit, Skype, hplip, ... not much of anything exciting thus far.

OK, we can put it down tonight. Thanks for working on this tonight!

[Qqmike]

Bleachbit = gtk, GNOME, right?