Bug 18710

Summary:	kdessh does not launch X programs
Product:	[Unmaintained] kdessh	Reporter:	Jason Ahrens <jahrens>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Geert Jansen <g.t.jansen>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Other
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Jason Ahrens 2001-01-17 15:37:41 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package: unknown
Version: 2.1Beta1 CVS:2001-01-13
Severity: grave
Installed from: Sources

When using kdessh with the command line:
kdessh root@kestrel.psi.ca /opt/openv/netbackup/bin/xnb

it does not actually launch the program. Reason is 
unclear. The command:
ssh root@kestrel.psi.ca /opt/openv/netbackup/bin/xnb

functions as expected (runs the XProgram xnb)

cougar:ahrensj~$ kdessh --version
Qt: 2.2.3
KDE: 2.0
KDE ssh: 2.0
cougar:ahrensj~$ kdessh root@kestrel.psi.ca 
/opt/openv/netbackup/bin/xnb
kdesud: PING
kdesud: Host set to root@kestrel.psi.ca
(At his point the prompt for password for the keypair 
appears. After password is entered the following occurs)
kdesu (kdelibs): WARNING: [stub.cpp:126] Unknown request: 
-->sh: kdesu_stub: not found<--
Killed by signal 15.
kdesu (kdelibs): [process.cpp:279] Echo mode still on.
kdesu (kdelibs): WARNING: [stub.cpp:126] Unknown request: 
-->sh: kdesu_stub: not found<--
kdesud: eof on fd 7
QMutex::~QMutex: destroy failure: Device or resource busy

It appears that it is complaining because it cannot fild 
kdesu_stub but:
cougar:ahrensj~/kde2$ which kdesu_stub
/opt/kde/bin/kdesu_stub

(submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Comment 1 jeff pitman 2003-10-31 06:43:42 UTC

This Bug should be CLOSED (Not a bug).

Test results:

Version: 3.1.4
Packager: kde-redhat.sf.net
OS: Redhat 9 Kernel 2.4.20

It appears, from the above report, that Jason's remote server setup did not have an executable kdesu_stub found in the remote PATH (as initialized in the user's ~/.bash_profile). The correct procedure to correct this problem is to find if the remote server (kestrel.psi.ca in Jason's case) has at least kdelibs installed to support the remote invocation of kdesu_stub.  

Jason looked for kdesu_stub on the local machine; which is the right command, but he issued it on the wrong side of the connection.

The display of the error is a little clearer in 3.1.4 than 2.1Beta1, but definitely needs more work to make it more "user friendly".  But, that's an issue to be written in a separate bug or submitted patch.

Comment 2 davidsmind 2003-12-01 04:25:11 UTC

The first sentence of the second comment says it all:

"This Bug should be CLOSED (Not a bug)."

Comment 3 Thiago Macieira 2003-12-01 04:29:27 UTC

Going along.