Nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot. I would like to be able to restart without reboot.
I have tried:
ps aux | grep nemo
getting the process id
issuing a "kill -9 <pid>
pstree -p <pid>
insuring that all process tree items are also killed.
mv ~/.config/nemo ~/.config/nemo_backup
sudo apt remove nemo
sudo apt install nemo
Installed nautilus
nautilus also will not run
None of the above has resolved the issue.
dolphin is also installed.
dolphin still runs.
Any ideas what can be done? Like I said, a reboot does fix the issue, so there must be something that can be killed that I am not killing.
nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
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Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
To restart just nemo use ctrl+alt+esc
Everything in life was difficult before it became easy.
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
After Nemo fails type
nemo
in a terminal and post the output in your next post.Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
I have the same problem. If nemo fails or hangs, nothing can be done to make it run again.
Even when i kill all instances in
Even when i kill all instances in
htop
, nemo still won't run normally unless i reboot!Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
Every 4 to 8 months or so I have nemo fail - where all nemo windows across all workspaces shuts down. When that happens I just restart Nemo fine.If nemo fails or hangs, nothing can be done to make it run again.
Can either of you describe what happens when nemo fails for you?
Next time it happens to either of you, please post the output of
nemo
typed in a terminal.
Last edited by mikeflan on Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
Here also once every 2 months or so it happens.. if i won't forget i will post here. If the topic is still open? Doesn't it close after a month?
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
I believe it is 6 months after it was opened.Doesn't it close after a month?
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
I am the one who started this thread. Here is some feedback since Nemo has now failed. I am now providing the responses requested:
Went to terminal and typed nemo: the terminal just hung with no response even after 5 minutes of waiting.
Went to terminal and typed "sudo nemo": ERROR SET META:15 Setting attribute metadata::nemo-icon-view-auto-layout not supported
"sudo nemo" did produce a nemo window with root privileages.
Went to terminal and typed nautilus (since it is also loaded): The program runs and opens a nautilus window but it only displays files and folders after an abnormal 20 or 30 second delay.
Also, dolphin is loaded and it operates normally.
ps aux is ran while nemo is hung:
xxxxx@xxxxx ~> ps aux | grep nemo
xxxxx 3266 0.0 0.2 1110584 66136 ? Sl Apr06 0:52 nemo-desktop
xxxxx 737571 0.0 0.1 627516 59216 pts/4 Dl+ 22:14 0:00 nemo
xxxxx 738798 0.0 0.0 9212 2432 pts/8 S+ 22:25 0:00 grep --color=auto nemo
pkill nemo does not return any errors. However, issuing nemo command results in same hanging.
ctrl-alt-esc was really bad because the whole computer locked up for more than 20 minutes before cinnamon dropped to fallback mode. Therefore, nothing could be done once ctrl-alt-esc was hit except to either wait or hard reboot.
Went to terminal and typed nemo: the terminal just hung with no response even after 5 minutes of waiting.
Went to terminal and typed "sudo nemo": ERROR SET META:15 Setting attribute metadata::nemo-icon-view-auto-layout not supported
"sudo nemo" did produce a nemo window with root privileages.
Went to terminal and typed nautilus (since it is also loaded): The program runs and opens a nautilus window but it only displays files and folders after an abnormal 20 or 30 second delay.
Also, dolphin is loaded and it operates normally.
ps aux is ran while nemo is hung:
xxxxx@xxxxx ~> ps aux | grep nemo
xxxxx 3266 0.0 0.2 1110584 66136 ? Sl Apr06 0:52 nemo-desktop
xxxxx 737571 0.0 0.1 627516 59216 pts/4 Dl+ 22:14 0:00 nemo
xxxxx 738798 0.0 0.0 9212 2432 pts/8 S+ 22:25 0:00 grep --color=auto nemo
pkill nemo does not return any errors. However, issuing nemo command results in same hanging.
ctrl-alt-esc was really bad because the whole computer locked up for more than 20 minutes before cinnamon dropped to fallback mode. Therefore, nothing could be done once ctrl-alt-esc was hit except to either wait or hard reboot.
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
Also, only after fallback did I see that my commandline "nemo" that had been hung now reported back. Not sure if the errors are due to fallback or they were actual errors causing the hanging during normal cinnamon operation.
xxxxx@xxxxx ~> nemo
^[[1;7C^[[1;7D^[Nemo-Share-Message: 22:33:28.446: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryaudio is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/harddrive5 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
Nemo-Share-Message: 22:44:07.360: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryaudio is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/harddrive5 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
Nemo-Share-Message: 22:47:36.097: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
The upside of cinnamon failing to fallback is that then the computer unfroze and after restarting cinnamon, nemo was working again without a reboot. Of course it only cost greater than an hour to get the computer to respond after freezing.
xxxxx@xxxxx ~> nemo
^[[1;7C^[[1;7D^[Nemo-Share-Message: 22:33:28.446: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryaudio is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/harddrive5 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
Nemo-Share-Message: 22:44:07.360: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryaudio is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/harddrive5 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
Nemo-Share-Message: 22:47:36.097: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrary is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026dhome is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonutility is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/padmock_dj is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonweb is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarysoftware is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibrarypictures is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/share is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp811026d-virtwin10 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonvmtest is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive4 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/hlbkp81harddrive3 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/johnsonlibraryvideo is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path not allowed.
The upside of cinnamon failing to fallback is that then the computer unfroze and after restarting cinnamon, nemo was working again without a reboot. Of course it only cost greater than an hour to get the computer to respond after freezing.
Re: nemo fails and then can't be restarted without reboot
This is what I would do:
Shutdown all nemo. Search for it in ps and kill all nemo.
Maybe even do a restart.
Restart nemo via terminal. Does it work?
If not, create another user. Does nemo work there?
Shutdown all nemo. Search for it in ps and kill all nemo.
Maybe even do a restart.
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mv ~/.config/nemo ~/.config/nemo-old
mv ~/.local/share/nemo ~/.local/share/nemo-old
If not, create another user. Does nemo work there?