dropbox no longer loads [SOLVED]

[Robert S]

I have been using dropbox on a headless machine, with a text-only interface. The daemon no longer loads:

# /etc/init.d/dropbox start
* Starting dropbox ...
/etc/init.d/dropbox: line 19: /home/robert/.dropbox/dropbox.pid: No such file or directory [ !! ]
* Failed to start dropbox for robert
* ERROR: dropbox failed to start

I get the following if I run the executable:

$ dropbox start
dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-GH6xJM
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.7.5
dropbox: setting program path '/opt/dropbox/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/opt/dropbox:/opt/dropbox/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/apex._apex.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/tornado.speedups.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 262, in <module>
File "dropbox/foundation/navigation_service/factory.pyc", line 22, in <module>
File "dropbox/foundation/navigation_service/navigation_service_impl.pyc", line 57, in <module>
File "dropbox/foundation/html_views/electron/manager_factory.pyc", line 14, in <module>
File "dropbox/foundation/html_views/local/common/manager.pyc", line 33, in <module>
File "dropbox/client/features/model_registry.pyc", line 13, in <module>
File "dropbox/client/features/generated_models.pyc", line 286, in <module>
File "dropbox/client/features/previews/view_anchor.pyc", line 106, in <module>
File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module
ImportError: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
!! dropbox: fatal python exception:
['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 262, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/foundation/navigation_service/factory.pyc", line 22, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/foundation/navigation_service/navigation_service_impl.pyc", line 57, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/foundation/html_views/electron/manager_factory.pyc", line 14, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/foundation/html_views/local/common/manager.pyc", line 33, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client/features/model_registry.pyc", line 13, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client/features/generated_models.pyc", line 286, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client/features/previews/view_anchor.pyc", line 106, in <module>\n', ' File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module\n', 'ImportError: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\n'] (error 3)
Aborted

Here's the startup:

# /etc/init.d/dropbox start --debug
+ sourcex -e /etc/rc.conf
+ '[' -e = -e ']'
+ shift
+ '[' -e /etc/rc.conf ']'
+ . /etc/rc.conf
++ rc_shell=/sbin/sulogin
++ unicode=YES
++ rc_tty_number=12
++ rc_logger=YES
+ '[' -d /etc/rc.conf.d ']'
+ _conf_d=/etc/init.d/../conf.d
+ _c=dropbox
+ '[' -n dropbox -a dropbox '!=' dropbox ']'
+ unset _c
+ sourcex -e /etc/init.d/../conf.d/dropbox.default
+ '[' -e = -e ']'
+ shift
+ '[' -e /etc/init.d/../conf.d/dropbox.default ']'
+ return 1
+ sourcex -e /etc/init.d/../conf.d/dropbox
+ '[' -e = -e ']'
+ shift
+ '[' -e /etc/init.d/../conf.d/dropbox ']'
+ . /etc/init.d/../conf.d/dropbox
++ PID_DIR=/var/run/dropbox
++ DROPBOX_USERS=robert
+ unset _conf_d
+ sourcex /lib/rc/sh/runit.sh
+ '[' /lib/rc/sh/runit.sh = -e ']'
+ . /lib/rc/sh/runit.sh
+ sourcex /lib/rc/sh/s6.sh
+ '[' /lib/rc/sh/s6.sh = -e ']'
+ . /lib/rc/sh/s6.sh
++ '[' -z '' ']'
++ s6_service_path=/var/svc.d/dropbox
+ sourcex /lib/rc/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
+ '[' /lib/rc/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh = -e ']'
+ . /lib/rc/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
+ sourcex /lib/rc/sh/supervise-daemon.sh
+ '[' /lib/rc/sh/supervise-daemon.sh = -e ']'
+ . /lib/rc/sh/supervise-daemon.sh
++ extra_commands='healthcheck unhealthy '
+ sourcex /etc/init.d/dropbox
+ '[' /etc/init.d/dropbox = -e ']'
+ . /etc/init.d/dropbox
+ yesno ''
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ return 1
+ for _cmd in "$@"
+ '[' start '!=' status -a start '!=' describe ']'
+ '[' -n '' ']'
++ command -v cgroup_add_service
+ '[' cgroup_add_service = cgroup_add_service ']'
+ grep -qs /sys/fs/cgroup /proc/1/mountinfo
+ '[' -d /sys/fs/cgroup -a '!' -w /sys/fs/cgroup ']'
+ cgroup_add_service
+ for d in /sys/fs/cgroup/*
+ '[' -w /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/tasks ']'
+ printf %d 0
+ for d in /sys/fs/cgroup/*
+ '[' -w /sys/fs/cgroup/unified/tasks ']'
+ openrc_cgroup=/sys/fs/cgroup/openrc
+ '[' -d /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc ']'
+ cgroup=/sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/dropbox
+ mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/dropbox
+ '[' -w /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/dropbox/tasks ']'
+ printf %d 0
++ command -v cgroup_set_limits
+ '[' cgroup_set_limits = cgroup_set_limits ']'
+ cgroup_set_limits
+ local blkio=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local cpu=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local cpuacct=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local cpuset=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local devices=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local hugetlb=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local memory=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local net_cls=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local net_prio=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ local pids=
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ return 0
++ command -v cgroup2_set_limits
+ '[' cgroup2_set_limits = cgroup2_set_limits ']'
+ '[' start = start ']'
+ cgroup2_set_limits
+ local cgroup_path
++ cgroup2_find_path
++ grep -qw cgroup2 /proc/filesystems
++ case "${rc_cgroup_mode:-hybrid}" in
++ printf /sys/fs/cgroup/unified
++ return 0
+ cgroup_path=/sys/fs/cgroup/unified
+ '[' -d /sys/fs/cgroup/unified ']'
+ rc_cgroup_path=/sys/fs/cgroup/unified/dropbox
+ '[' '!' -d /sys/fs/cgroup/unified/dropbox ']'
+ '[' -f /sys/fs/cgroup/unified/dropbox/cgroup.procs ']'
+ printf 0
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ return 0
+ break
+ eval 'printf '\''%s\n'\'' '
++ printf '%s\n'
+ read _d
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ read _d
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ unset _d
+ eval 'printf '\''%s\n'\'' '
++ printf '%s\n'
+ read _f
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ read _f
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ unset _f
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ '[' -n start ']'
+ '[' start = depend ']'
+ for _cmd in describe start stop status ${extra_commands:-$opts} $extra_started_commands $extra_stopped_commands
+ '[' describe = start ']'
+ for _cmd in describe start stop status ${extra_commands:-$opts} $extra_started_commands $extra_stopped_commands
+ '[' start = start ']'
++ command -v start
+ '[' start = start ']'
+ yesno
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ return 1
+ for _cmd in $extra_stopped_commands
+ '[' cgroup_cleanup = start ']'
+ unset _cmd
+ case $1 in
+ verify_boot
+ '[' '!' -e /run/openrc/softlevel ']'
+ return 0
++ command -v start_pre
+ '[' '' = start_pre ']'
+ start
+ local tmpnice=
+ local tmpionice=
+ local started=
+ ebegin 'Starting dropbox'
+ for dbuser in ${DROPBOX_USERS}
++ eval echo '~robert'
+++ echo /home/robert
+ local homedir=/home/robert
+ test -d /home/robert
+ echo 0
/etc/init.d/dropbox: line 19: /home/robert/.dropbox/dropbox.pid: No such file or directory
+ eend 1
+ eerror 'Failed to start dropbox for robert'
* Failed to start dropbox for robert
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ return 1
+ exit 1
* ERROR: dropbox failed to start

[Banana]

the line about the missing lib

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ImportError: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory 

should be from nvidia. Do you have a nvidia card installed?

[Robert S]

No:

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS780L [Radeon 3000]

[Banana]

what happens after[/code] you run

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emerge @x11-module-rebuild -av

[Robert S]

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$ emerge @x11-module-rebuild -pv

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!

Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 KiB

[Banana]

that is not what I expected.
One last idea: try re-emerging your graphics driver

[ChadJoan]

I had a problem that seemed very similar:
viewtopic-p-8599848.html#8599848

I solved it by running

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mkdir /home/<username>/.dropbox

as that user.

I did not, however, have the libGL.so.1 error:

ImportError: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

So my solution may or may not fix the error reported here. If you're lucky, the libGL.so.1 error doesn't matter on the headless machine, and the only thing stopping you was the script forgetting to create the ~/.dropbox directory that it needs.

Unfortunately, I still don't have it running, because I ran into a different "No such file or directory" error, but with less information provided, so I can't "manually" assist it.

[Robert S]

This problem seems to have been resolved with a package update

[Hu]

If the problem is resolved to your satisfaction, please mark the thread (not the final post) as solved.