[libreoffice-users] Re: spadmin fails to run

Bingo!!!!  That solved it.  Run with sudo, not as root.

Thank you


Richard



On Saturday, September 01, 2012 11:26:19 PM you wrote:

On Sat, 1 Sep 2012, rcdawson wrote: 

> I attempted to run spad min as follows: 
>
> I found the directory containing spadmin. 
> I changed into that directory  "./spadmin". 
> The result was to return four lines, each reading "No protocol specified". 

ok, I don't have an answer. 

I can generate a similar error switching to root using 

su - 

since display environment is not set up to present it for root (and 
the error I get mentions the X display). 

if I do 

sudo opt/openoffice.org3/program/spadmin 

it works; also there is a handy little program called 'sux' which 
carries the X environment over when you become root. 

but this may not be the cause. perhaps someone else has a better 
diagnosis. 

F. 


> On Friday, August 31, 2012 09:47:10 PM you wrote: 
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2012, rcdawson wrote: 
>
> > It would be nice to know why spadmin doesn't run, however. 
>
> I was never sure what command you used. 
>
> F. 
>
>
> > > ________________________________ 
> > > From: Felmon Davis <[hidden email]> 
> > > To: Tom <[hidden email]> 
> > > Cc: [hidden email] 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 18:03 
> > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: spadmin fails to run 
> > >
> > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2012, Tom wrote: 
> > >
> > > > Hi :) 
> > > > Sorry for the late response! 
> > > >
> > > > An 'obvious' way to get a little bit more information about any unix-
based 
> > > > command is to add the tag "-h" or "--help" after the command.  In this 
> case 
> > > > it would be something like: 
> > > >
> > > > spadmin -h 
> > > >
> > > > or 
> > > >
> > > > spadmin --help 
> > > >
> > > > It's just a quick-help, "cheat sheet".  There is a lot more info in the 
> > > > manual which you can access using the "man" command (seems a little 
sexist 
> > > > but it's really just short for manual).  So, try 
> > > >
> > > > man spadmin 
> > >
> > > my understanding is that the OP (you have deleted the original post) 
wasn't 
> > getting it to run at all. 
> > > he had a funny sign in front of the command which I thought might be an 
> > artifact produced by his email. he should be sure to invoke the command as 
> > > ./spadmin 
> > >
> > > assuming he is in the same directory or give the whole path (without the 
> > leading dot). 
> > > > Hmmm, i don't have spadmin installed on my machine so i got nothing from 
> > > > either of those commands. 
> > >
> > > I have it but it seems to belong to openoffice in my case (on this machine) 
> and 
> > seems to require 'sudo' to invoke it as it's owned by root. 
> > > > Regards from 
> > > > Tom :) 
> > >
> > > regards to you too! 
> > >
> > > F. 
> > >
> > > -- Felmon Davis 
> > >
> > > Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.  -- 
> > Johann von Goethe 
> > >

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Felmon Davis 

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