Fix: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message and solution
I
am a new Linux server user. I need to tunnel X over ssh. I type the following command on a CentOS/RHEL based remote host to get display on a local desktop:
ssh -X user@server1.cyberciti.biz
xeyes &
firefox &
But, I am getting an error that read as follows:
**error**: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details – 1: Failed to get connection to session: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message)
How do I fix this error on a newly formatted/installed RHEL or CentOS Linux 6.x server?
You need to install D-Bus. It is nothing but a message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to one another. In addition to interprocess communication, D-Bus helps coordinate process lifecycle; it makes it simple and reliable to code a “single instance” application or daemon, and to launch applications and daemons on demand when their services are needed. You also need to install Fonts on a CentOS/RHEL based system.
To fix /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message on a CentOS/RHEL
Type the following yum command to install D-Bus and Fonts:
$ sudo yum install dbus-x11
Sample outputs:
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirrors.tummy.com
* epel: mirror.steadfast.net
* extras: centos-mirror.jchost.net
* updates: centos.hostingxtreme.com
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package dbus-x11.x86_64 1:1.2.24-7.el6_3 will be installed
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===========================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===========================================================================================================
Installing:
dbus-x11 x86_64 1:1.2.24-7.el6_3 base 40 k
Transaction Summary
===========================================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 40 k
Installed size: 28 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
dbus-x11-1.2.24-7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm | 40 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : 1:dbus-x11-1.2.24-7.el6_3.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : 1:dbus-x11-1.2.24-7.el6_3.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
dbus-x11.x86_64 1:1.2.24-7.el6_3
Complete!
To install Fonts, type:
$ sudo yum groupinstall Fonts
Now, you can run and tunnel X over ssh:
$ ssh -X user@server1.cyberciti.biz
$ xeyes
$ firefox
