mcop warning: user defined signal handler found... What does this error mean?

[Spamn]

Everytime I check my .xsessions-errors file I see this at the top..

"startkde: Starting up...
kbuildsycoca running...
mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding
Can't get own host name. Your system is severely misconfigured

mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding"

I searched google and this is all I came up with? What does this mean?


http://www.vmlinuz.ca/archives/elug/2002-04/msg00205.html

Thanks

[mdwatts]

Do you have a proper HOSTNAME configured?

echo $HOSTNAME

The hostname is stored in /etc/HOSTNAME (all the distro's I've used) or /etc/hostname.

From mine ...

echo $HOSTNAME

mdw4

cat /etc/HOSTNAME

mdw4.mdwsystems.net

[Spamn]

I've never touched my hostname.
When I do "echo $HOSTNAME", it gives me my hostname, dhcppc1. When I try and look for the dir, etc/hostname. It does not exist.

[EnigmaOne]

Check:
'/var/log/XFree86.0.log'
'/var/log/messages'
to see if anything looks amiss.
[edit: If the files are huge, use tail (-f) to get the last bit of the file]

I've been able to google-up a few things on the situation:

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=mcop+warning+user+defined+signal+handl er+found+for+SIG_PIPE&num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=misconfigured+hostname&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images

Maybe that particular construct will get you what you're looking for.

One of the suggestions that might work for you, was somewhat succinct:
"in terminal type : netconfig"

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Spamn
When I try and look for the dir, etc/hostname. It does not exist.

What about /etc/HOSTNAME as I suggested in my previous post?

Try adding/modifying /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

And search the JL forums for 'dhcppc1' as I believe this has been covered before. You are using dhcp (dynamic ip addressing) while I use static at home and at work, so I don't have any examples on my systems to refer to.

[mdwatts]

There you go ...

dhcppc1 (http://justlinux.com/forum/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=857744&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending)