[SOLVED] anyone know how to fix a DCOP communications error?

[Keen101]

recently I started receiving DCOP communication errors, whenever I try to launch a KDE program in GNOME. This error screenshot is for kalzium, but is not limited to it.

I get the error, and the the program seems to run fine. It is rather annoying.

here is the massage in text form:

DCOP communications error (kalzium)

could not read network connection list.
/home/andrew/.DCOP_server_omni_0

Please check that the "dcopserver" is running!

[bur[n]er]

just delete that file that it references

[kebes]

DCOP communications erro

I've had that error before. To fix it you just need to delete the files DCOP files. In your home directory there will be files that start with ".DCOP" that you need to delete. There might also be ".ICE" files, too:

$ cd ~
$ rm .DCOPserver*
$ rm .ICEauthority*

After deleting them, logout or reboot. It's safe to delete those files because KDE recreates them on login.

[Keen101]

unfortunately none of your suggestions help. I looked. there is no file named .DCOP or anything close to that name. (and, yes I did look at the hidden files)

my .DCOPserver file is missing.

[zir0n]

I'm also having the same error when i try to start up Amarok. Its looking for that DCOP server. I looked all over for the DCOP files but I also do not have them...

[zir0n]

I just figured it out for my machine. I hope it works for you. What i found happening was that it was trying to create files in my /home/user/.kde folder but since i was running it under a normal user it couldn't get permissions to create files in that directory. So what i did was just changed the owner to the normal user by using the "chown user:group /home/user/.kde" command and all the folders within it and now my Amarok works.

[Keen101]

huh. well, i guess zir0n was right.

I tried what he said worked for him.

for me it was "sudo chown andrew:andrew /home/andrew/.kde"

Cool. it works fine now!

[SabrinalovesUbun2]

i have a similar problem

what should i do?

I attached a little picture of it

[Keen101]

umm... for me it was "sudo chown andrew:andrew /home/andrew/.kde"



Your problem could be different, but maybe not.

so, try opening a terminal... (>Applications >Accessories >Terminal)


then write this out and press enter:

sudo chown sabrina:sabria /home/sabrina/.kde

(assuming your username and home directory are "sabrina")


-Andrew
-keen101

[pyroshock]

Neither of the above solutions work for me and I have the exact same error message. I removed the ICE file and that didn't work. I also used the chown command and that didn't work. Any other ideas?