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su -

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ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e dbus -e xfconf

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[root@localhost imperfect]# ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e dbus -e xfconf
499        807     1  0 13:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
500       1845     1  0 13:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session --sh-syntax
500       1947     1  0 13:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 4 --print-address 6 --session
500       2244     1  0 13:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib64/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd
500       2257  2252  0 13:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/etc/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3

doktor5000 wrote:Could come from some custom script. Did you add anything to /etc/profile, /etc/profile.d/ or to .bashrc of root?
And does the issue also occur when you use

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to switch to root?

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[imperfect@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
Failed to init libxfconf: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken..
Failed to init libxfconf: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken..
Failed to init libxfconf: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken..
               .°°.               imperfect@localhost
                °°   .°°.         OS: Mageia 4 thornicroft
                .°°°. °°          Kernel: x86_64 Linux 3.14.18-desktop-3.mga4
                .   .             Uptime: 7h 14m
                 °°° .°°°.        Packages: 1294
             .°°°.   '___'        Shell: bash 4.2.50
            .'___'        .       Resolution: 1920x1080
          :dkxc;'.  ..,cxkd;      DE: XFCE4
        .dkk. kkkkkkkkkk .kkd.    WM: Xfwm4
       .dkk.  ';cloolc;.  .kkd    WM Theme: Not Found
       ckk.                .kk;   CPU: Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.667GHz
       xO:                  cOd   GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 560
       xO:                  lOd   RAM: 1087MB / 3954MB
       lOO.                .OO: 
       .k00.              .00x   
        .k00;            ;00O.   
         .lO0Kc;,,,,,,;c0KOc.   
            ;d00KKKKKK00d;       
               .,KKKK,.           
[root@localhost imperfect]#

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su -


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[imperfect@localhost ~]$ su -
Password:
gpg-agent[20273]: directory `/root/.gnupg' created
gpg-agent[20273]: directory `/root/.gnupg/private-keys-v1.d' created
gpg-agent[20274]: gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.0.22 started
               .°°.               root@localhost
                °°   .°°.         OS: Mageia 4 thornicroft
                .°°°. °°          Kernel: x86_64 Linux 3.14.18-desktop-3.mga4
                .   .             Uptime: 7h 43m
                 °°° .°°°.        Packages: 1294
             .°°°.   '___'        Shell: bash 4.2.50
            .'___'        .       Resolution: 1920x1080
          :dkxc;'.  ..,cxkd;      DE: XFCE4
        .dkk. kkkkkkkkkk .kkd.    WM: Xfwm4
       .dkk.  ';cloolc;.  .kkd    WM Theme: Not Found
       ckk.                .kk;   GTK2 Theme: oxygen-gtk
       xO:                  cOd   Icon Theme: oxygen
       xO:                  lOd   Font: Sans 10
       lOO.                .OO:   CPU: Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.667GHz
       .k00.              .00x    GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 560
        .k00;            ;00O.    RAM: 1119MB / 3954MB
         .lO0Kc;,,,,,,;c0KOc.   
            ;d00KKKKKK00d;       
               .,KKKK,.           
[root@localhost ~]#


doktor5000 wrote:Means that with a simple su to root no dbus session is started for root, and hence the mixer or some other program that requires dbus will no run properly or at all.