I have a few users. Some admins some aren't. On a fresh kubuntu 13.10 install on some logins <i get the error message. Soemtimes the "Task Manager" stays greyed and not accessible. Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. install kubuntu 13.10 2. create users 3. login Actual Results: I get some error message and when trying to report the bug I get "kded isn't running" so I'm filling this manually Expected Results: normal login Application: kded4 (4.11.2) KDE Platform Version: 4.11.2 Qt Version: 4.8.4 Operating System: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64 Distribution: Ubuntu 13.10 -- Information about the crash: <In detail, tell us what you were doing when the application crashed.> The crash can be reproduced sometimes. -- Backtrace: Application: KDE Daemon (kded4), signal: Segmentation fault Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fb5fe32e7c0 (LWP 3803))] Thread 6 (Thread 0x7fb5e3384700 (LWP 3805)): #0 0x00007fb5fbb94f7d in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81 #1 0x00007fb5f8ca16a4 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007fb5fcfcca76 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x7fb5dc0008c0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:426 #4 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fb5e3383db0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #5 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fb5e3383db0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #6 0x00007fb5fce9d88f in QThread::exec (this=<optimized out>) at thread/qthread.cpp:542 #7 0x00007fb5fce9ff2f in QThreadPrivate::start (arg=0xec9040) at thread/qthread_unix.cpp:338 #8 0x00007fb5f937cf6e in start_thread (arg=0x7fb5e3384700) at pthread_create.c:311 #9 0x00007fb5fbba19cd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:113 Thread 5 (Thread 0x7fb5d121b700 (LWP 3820)): #0 0x00007fb5f8ce10ed in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #1 0x00007fb5f8ce13c9 in g_mutex_unlock () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007fb5f8ca15b6 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007fb5f8ca1b0a in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #4 0x00007fb5d1716b66 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 #5 0x00007fb5f8cc60f5 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #6 0x00007fb5f937cf6e in start_thread (arg=0x7fb5d121b700) at pthread_create.c:311 #7 0x00007fb5fbba19cd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:113 Thread 4 (Thread 0x7fb5d080e700 (LWP 3821)): #0 0x00007fb5f938005f in __pthread_mutex_unlock_usercnt (mutex=0x7fb5b4000a60, decr=<optimized out>) at pthread_mutex_unlock.c:52 #1 0x00007fb5f8ce13d1 in g_mutex_unlock () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007fb5f8ca0d40 in g_main_context_prepare () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007fb5f8ca15c3 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #4 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #5 0x00007fb5fcfcca76 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x7fb5b40008c0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:426 #6 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fb5d080dd70, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #7 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fb5d080dd70, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #8 0x00007fb5fce9d88f in QThread::exec (this=<optimized out>) at thread/qthread.cpp:542 #9 0x00007fb5e0990fd7 in KCupsConnection::run() () from /usr/lib/libkcupslib.so #10 0x00007fb5fce9ff2f in QThreadPrivate::start (arg=0xf0ec30) at thread/qthread_unix.cpp:338 #11 0x00007fb5f937cf6e in start_thread (arg=0x7fb5d080e700) at pthread_create.c:311 #12 0x00007fb5fbba19cd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:113 Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fb5bffff700 (LWP 3822)): #0 0x00007fb5fbb94f7d in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81 #1 0x00007fb5f8ca16a4 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007fb5fcfcca76 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x7fb5b00008c0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:426 #4 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fb5bfffedb0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #5 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fb5bfffedb0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #6 0x00007fb5fce9d88f in QThread::exec (this=<optimized out>) at thread/qthread.cpp:542 #7 0x00007fb5fce9ff2f in QThreadPrivate::start (arg=0xf00e50) at thread/qthread_unix.cpp:338 #8 0x00007fb5f937cf6e in start_thread (arg=0x7fb5bffff700) at pthread_create.c:311 #9 0x00007fb5fbba19cd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:113 Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fb5bf7fe700 (LWP 3823)): #0 0x00007fb5fbb94f7d in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81 #1 0x00007fb5f8ca16a4 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007fb5fcfcca76 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x7fb5ac0008c0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:426 #4 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fb5bf7fdd70, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #5 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fb5bf7fdd70, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #6 0x00007fb5fce9d88f in QThread::exec (this=this@entry=0xf21020) at thread/qthread.cpp:542 #7 0x00007fb5fcf7fd13 in QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::run (this=0xf21020) at io/qfilesystemwatcher_inotify.cpp:265 #8 0x00007fb5fce9ff2f in QThreadPrivate::start (arg=0xf21020) at thread/qthread_unix.cpp:338 #9 0x00007fb5f937cf6e in start_thread (arg=0x7fb5bf7fe700) at pthread_create.c:311 #10 0x00007fb5fbba19cd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:113 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fb5fe32e7c0 (LWP 3803)): [KCrash Handler] #6 XRandRMode::size (this=0x0) at /build/buildd/libkscreen-1.0.1/backends/xrandr/xrandrmode.cpp:53 #7 0x00007fb5e166d1fa in XRandRConfig::applyKScreenConfig (this=0xed11e0, config=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/libkscreen-1.0.1/backends/xrandr/xrandrconfig.cpp:168 #8 0x00007fb5e1a9ed4f in KScreen::Config::setConfig (config=config@entry=0x10d5680) at /build/buildd/libkscreen-1.0.1/src/config.cpp:66 #9 0x00007fb5e1cb0360 in KScreenDaemon::applyKnownConfig (this=0xed1740) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/kded/daemon.cpp:110 #10 0x00007fb5e1cb04dd in KScreenDaemon::applyConfig (this=0xed1740) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/kded/daemon.cpp:94 #11 0x00007fb5fcfb3a58 in QMetaObject::activate (sender=0xed6570, m=<optimized out>, local_signal_index=<optimized out>, argv=0x0) at kernel/qobject.cpp:3539 #12 0x00007fb5fcfb3a58 in QMetaObject::activate (sender=sender@entry=0xee9110, m=m@entry=0x7fb5e1ebeb40 <Device::staticMetaObject>, local_signal_index=local_signal_index@entry=0, argv=argv@entry=0x0) at kernel/qobject.cpp:3539 #13 0x00007fb5e1cb8f54 in ready (this=0xee9110) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/obj-x86_64-linux-gnu/kded/device.moc:113 #14 Device::setReady (this=this@entry=0xee9110) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/kded/device.cpp:80 #15 0x00007fb5e1cb9ad1 in setReady (this=0xee9110) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/kded/device.cpp:75 #16 Device::isLaptopFetched (this=0xee9110, watcher=0xff87b0) at /build/buildd/kscreen-1.0.1/kded/device.cpp:122 #17 0x00007fb5fcfb3a58 in QMetaObject::activate (sender=0xff87b0, m=m@entry=0x7fb5fa57c640 <QDBusPendingCallWatcher::staticMetaObject>, local_signal_index=local_signal_index@entry=0, argv=argv@entry=0x7fff7e89c610) at kernel/qobject.cpp:3539 #18 0x00007fb5fa35db8f in QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished (this=<optimized out>, _t1=0xff87b0) at .moc/release-shared/moc_qdbuspendingcall.cpp:106 #19 0x00007fb5fcfb7dce in QObject::event (this=0xff87b0, e=<optimized out>) at kernel/qobject.cpp:1194 #20 0x00007fb5fc33cdfc in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper (this=this@entry=0xcec4c0, receiver=receiver@entry=0xff87b0, e=e@entry=0xd94580) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4567 #21 0x00007fb5fc343470 in QApplication::notify (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=receiver@entry=0xff87b0, e=e@entry=0xd94580) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4353 #22 0x00007fb5fdd1da6a in KApplication::notify (this=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=0xff87b0, event=0xd94580) at ../../kdeui/kernel/kapplication.cpp:311 #23 0x00007fb5fcf9f8bd in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal (this=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=receiver@entry=0xff87b0, event=event@entry=0xd94580) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:946 #24 0x00007fb5fcfa2e1f in sendEvent (event=0xd94580, receiver=0xff87b0) at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h:231 #25 QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents (receiver=receiver@entry=0x0, event_type=event_type@entry=0, data=0xc55150) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1570 #26 0x00007fb5fcfa32c3 in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents (receiver=receiver@entry=0x0, event_type=event_type@entry=0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1463 #27 0x00007fb5fcfcd073 in sendPostedEvents () at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h:236 #28 postEventSourceDispatch (s=0xceaa90) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:279 #29 0x00007fb5f8ca13b6 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #30 0x00007fb5f8ca1708 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #31 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #32 0x00007fb5fcfcca55 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0xc57670, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:424 #33 0x00007fb5fc3de9d6 in QGuiEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=<optimized out>, flags=...) at kernel/qguieventdispatcher_glib.cpp:204 #34 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89cc40, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #35 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89cc40, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #36 0x00007fb5d1de4838 in KAuth::Polkit1Backend::actionExists (this=0xfc70b0, action=...) at ../../kdecore/auth/backends/polkit-1/Polkit1Backend.cpp:219 #37 0x00007fb5fd453310 in KAuth::Action::setName (this=<optimized out>, name=...) at ../../kdecore/auth/kauthaction.cpp:110 #38 0x00007fb5fd453398 in KAuth::Action::Action (this=0x7fff7e89ce10, name=...) at ../../kdecore/auth/kauthaction.cpp:61 #39 0x00007fb5e29653ac in PowerDevilUPowerBackend::init (this=0xfc7f00) at ../../../powerdevil/daemon/backends/upower/powerdevilupowerbackend.cpp:146 #40 0x00007fb5e27295b4 in PowerDevil::Core::loadCore (this=0xebdf00, backend=backend@entry=0xfc7f00) at ../../../powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp:85 #41 0x00007fb5e295e886 in KDEDPowerDevil::init (this=0xed09c0) at ../../../powerdevil/daemon/kdedpowerdevil.cpp:89 #42 0x00007fb5fcfb7dce in QObject::event (this=0xed09c0, e=<optimized out>) at kernel/qobject.cpp:1194 #43 0x00007fb5fc33cdfc in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper (this=this@entry=0xcec4c0, receiver=receiver@entry=0xed09c0, e=e@entry=0xed0330) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4567 #44 0x00007fb5fc343470 in QApplication::notify (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=receiver@entry=0xed09c0, e=e@entry=0xed0330) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4353 #45 0x00007fb5fdd1da6a in KApplication::notify (this=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=0xed09c0, event=0xed0330) at ../../kdeui/kernel/kapplication.cpp:311 #46 0x00007fb5fcf9f8bd in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal (this=0x7fff7e89d820, receiver=receiver@entry=0xed09c0, event=event@entry=0xed0330) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:946 #47 0x00007fb5fcfa2e1f in sendEvent (event=0xed0330, receiver=0xed09c0) at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h:231 #48 QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents (receiver=receiver@entry=0x0, event_type=event_type@entry=0, data=0xc55150) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1570 #49 0x00007fb5fcfa32c3 in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents (receiver=receiver@entry=0x0, event_type=event_type@entry=0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1463 #50 0x00007fb5fcfcd073 in sendPostedEvents () at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h:236 #51 postEventSourceDispatch (s=0xceaa90) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:279 #52 0x00007fb5f8ca13b6 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #53 0x00007fb5f8ca1708 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #54 0x00007fb5f8ca17ac in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #55 0x00007fb5fcfcca55 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0xc57670, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:424 #56 0x00007fb5fc3de9d6 in QGuiEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=<optimized out>, flags=...) at kernel/qguieventdispatcher_glib.cpp:204 #57 0x00007fb5fcf9e5ef in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89d6f0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149 #58 0x00007fb5fcf9e8e5 in QEventLoop::exec (this=this@entry=0x7fff7e89d6f0, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:204 #59 0x00007fb5fcfa3e5b in QCoreApplication::exec () at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1218 #60 0x00007fb5fc33b34c in QApplication::exec () at kernel/qapplication.cpp:3828 #61 0x00007fb5e8e3595b in kdemain (argc=1, argv=0xcced80) at ../../kded/kded.cpp:925 #62 0x00000000004083f5 in launch (argc=argc@entry=1, _name=_name@entry=0x40b007 "kded4", args=<optimized out>, args@entry=0x0, cwd=cwd@entry=0x0, envc=envc@entry=0, envs=<optimized out>, envs@entry=0x0, reset_env=reset_env@entry=false, tty=tty@entry=0x0, avoid_loops=avoid_loops@entry=false, startup_id_str=startup_id_str@entry=0x40ae96 "0") at ../../kinit/kinit.cpp:738 #63 0x00000000004059a6 in main (argc=4, argv=<optimized out>, envp=0x7fff7e89df80) at ../../kinit/kinit.cpp:1853
I think I found the problem. I noticed after log in the layout indicator (set to "Show flag") is missing. I have two layouts: English and Hebrew. I then used keyboard setting to set it to "not show layout" and added to the panel the widget that's called keyboard layout - restart - all is well.
try kscreen 1.0.2 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 324625 ***