#11068 NORM Not Tri: olpc-netstatus prints Python/dbus error for Jabber when run as root

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#11068: olpc-netstatus prints Python/dbus error for Jabber when run as root
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 Reporter:  skierpage      |                 Owner:  mstone                           
     Type:  defect         |                Status:  new                              
 Priority:  normal         |             Milestone:  Not Triaged                      
Component:  olpc-netutils  |               Version:  Development build as of this date
 Keywords:                 |           Next_action:  never set                        
 Verified:  0              |   Deployment_affected:                                   
Blockedby:                 |              Blocking:                                   
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 I'm running build 873 (11.2.0 candidate) on XO-1.

 If I run olpc-netstatus as root (or equivalently, run `sudo olpc-
 netstatus`), it prints my DNS, then there's a pause, then it prints
 "Jabber  :" (skipping "Telepathy : salut"), then a long delay as it prints
 a Python Traceback, then it continues with "XOs   : 0".

 If I run it as user olpc, there's a delay but no traceback, and it
 continues with "XOs  : 2".  Maybe the command shouldn't be run as root.

 The output is
 {{{
 DNS      :

 Jabber   :
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/sugar-xos", line 71, in <module>
     main()
   File "/usr/bin/sugar-xos", line 55, in main
     ps = bus.get_object(PRESENCE_SERVICE, PRESENCE_PATH)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in
 get_object
     follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in
 __init__
     self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in
 activate_name_owner
     self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in
 start_service_by_name
     'su', (bus_name, flags)))
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in
 call_blocking
     message, timeout)
 dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
 org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/bin/sugar-
 presence-service exited with status 1
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11068>
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