ERROR: could not update ICEauthority file /home/paradox/.ICEauthority?

[cgb223]

hi, after unsuccessfully trying to give klamav root privilages (i tried gksu, sudo, gksudo, and Exec=gksu, Exec=gksudo, the last two from the advice on a different form on the root topic) and now when ever my computer boots into the desktop it states, "ERROR: could not update ICEauthority file /home/paradox/.ICEauthority" what does that mean? how do i fix it? I tried completely removing klamav and reinstalling it, no luck.

I'm using Ubuntu 9.10.

thanks in advanced, quick response would be fantastic

Charlie B

[K9.]

I also have exactely the same error message problem everytime I startup as above.

Further info:
- I have XP installed on another partition and can choose at beginning if I want to load that or Ubuntu 9.10
- I'm not sure if the "error" has something to do with my installing guarddog, which gives me these warning via terminal when running 'sudo guarddog'
kbuildsycoca running...

Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-u23" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Reusing existing ksycoca
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-u23" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-u23" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.

[syncmasterpt]

Hi!

The problem is that some KDE application or process was run as root, and so changed the permissions of the folder .ICEauthority to root:root when it should have permissions for your user.

In my case when logging in, at the KDE splash screen, it stopped at the Globe icon for ever.

To solve the issue, just let the system boot up, and
1) Press CTRL-ALT-F1 to go to a text console
2) logon with your user, let's suppose it is mike
3) run sudo chown mike:mike .ICEauthority
4) run sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

and you should have the problem solved.

[K9.]

Thanks,

But I get

sudo: /etc/init.d/kdm: command not found

even though I entered

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

[syncmasterpt]

Sorry:

the correct command for setting permissions is:

sudo -R chown paradoxaradox .ICEauthority

I suppose that paradox is your user name.

Also, are you using KDE or Gnome?

The last command is for KDE...

[K9.]

I'm using gnome (I think!) - ubuntu 9.10 - so that would explain the second command problem. What would the correct one there be?

[The first posters username is paradox, but I adjusted for that.... and that command seemed to go ok.]

Thx

[panchtatvam]

Hi!

The problem is that some KDE application or process was run as root, and so changed the permissions of the folder .ICEauthority to root:root when it should have permissions for your user.

In my case when logging in, at the KDE splash screen, it stopped at the Globe icon for ever.

To solve the issue, just let the system boot up, and
1) Press CTRL-ALT-F1 to go to a text console
2) logon with your user, let's suppose it is mike
3) run sudo chown mike:mike .ICEauthority
4) run sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

and you should have the problem solved.

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great ..i got my problem solved . the only difference being that i use Netbook Ubuntu Remix, so had to change the "kdm" in second line with "gdm" as was told.
so , thanks.

[maxcel-pc]

run sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
.

Thank you syncmasterpt, worked for me except if one is running gnome, the command required is:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

[clappr]

I have tried all solutions and still get the message "Could not update ICEauthority file" on startup. I changed and confirmed ownership and chmod to 644. Still get the message. This only started happing last night on 12/10/2010 after an update to 10.04

Help!

The output of ls -l ~/.ICEauthority is:

-rwxr--r-- 1 richard richard 231003 2010-12-10 12:21 /home/richard/.ICEauthority

I actually chmod to 744, hence the -rwx for the user.

[23494asd]

Can someone explain to me why i get this error when i initially install Ubuntu for the first time? I use a pretty standard system, hardware wise and not had issues prior to 10.10. I have to say the Ubuntu experience is kinda lacking.