Describe the bug
Menu launchers with a command such as 'pkexec lightdm-settings' fail to launch if they are added as a desktop launcher. xsession-errors complains with a Refusing to render service to dead parents. error message
To Reproduce
Right click the login menu and select add to desktop.
Attempt to launch the login menu.
View the lack of results.
Check xsession-errors.
Expected behavior
The same launcher should work on the desktop, the menu, or from a panel.
Frequency
Does the issue happen:
[x] Always
[ ] Randomly
Edition (Desktop environment):
In which edition is this happening?
[x] Cinnamon Edition
[ ] MATE Edition
[ ] Xfce Edition
Live or post-install:
Indicate if this is happening after the installation, or during the live session:
[x] Post-install
[ ] Live session
Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
''Stack trace''
If you are reporting a crash. Go to "Software Sources" and enable the debug symbols. Then go to "System Reports" and extract the stack trace for your crash and paste it here.
''Dmesg''
If you type dmesg in a terminal, you should see a line corresponding to the crash. Paste it here.
Additional context
Also affects commands such as pkexec nemo & pkexec mintsources
Can be worked around by editing the desktop launcher command to be sh -c "pkexec lightdm-settings"
clefebvre
commented
5 years ago
Describe the bug Menu launchers with a command such as 'pkexec lightdm-settings' fail to launch if they are added as a desktop launcher. xsession-errors complains with a
Refusing to render service to dead parents.error messageTo Reproduce
Right click the login menu and select add to desktop. Attempt to launch the login menu. View the lack of results. Check xsession-errors.
Expected behavior The same launcher should work on the desktop, the menu, or from a panel.
Frequency Does the issue happen:
Edition (Desktop environment): In which edition is this happening?
Live or post-install: Indicate if this is happening after the installation, or during the live session:
Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_PAPER=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_NAME=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_ADDRESS=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_TELEPHONE=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_MEASUREMENT=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_ALL= Drivers: Paste the output of
inxi -Gxx. Graphics: Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0116 Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.03hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile version: 3.3 Mesa 18.0.5 (compat-v: 3.0) Direct Render: YesCrash report:
''Stack trace'' If you are reporting a crash. Go to "Software Sources" and enable the debug symbols. Then go to "System Reports" and extract the stack trace for your crash and paste it here.
''Dmesg'' If you type
dmesgin a terminal, you should see a line corresponding to the crash. Paste it here.Additional context Also affects commands such as
pkexec nemo&pkexec mintsourcesCan be worked around by editing the desktop launcher command to be
sh -c "pkexec lightdm-settings"Previously reported - https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/1891