KDE2 crashes while starting

Support knowledgebase (kde2_dcop)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions up to (including) 8.0
KDE2

Symptom:

You want to log in KDE2 as user, but it fails because of a DCOP error. As user root as the case may be it works.

Cause:

KDE2 creates so called sockets for the interprocess communication while starting. Therefore space on the hard drive is neccessary. If the system is busy with more than 95%, only the user root is able to create files. Consequently the login fails.

Solution:

Please check, if there is enough space on your hard drive :
df -h
and delete all files in your home directory that are not neccessary. (You are able to log in via a text console).
Keywords: KDE2, DCOP, STARTX, DF

Categories: K Desktop Environment

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