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Xvfb causes _XSERVTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.X11-unix will not be created
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/integration/config/+/454706/ mounts tmp inside the CI Quibble containers as /tmp. That causes Xvfb to spurts a warning:

INFO:quibble.cmd:No DISPLAY, using Xvfb.
INFO:backend.Xvfb:Starting Xvfb on display :94
INFO:backend.ChromeWebDriver:Starting Chromedriver
INFO:quibble.use_headless:Display: :94
DEBUG:quibble.chromium_flags:Flags: ['', '--autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required', '--disable-pushstate-throttle', '--no-sandbox']
_XSERVTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.X11-unix will not be created.

Probably because /tmp has the UID of the Jenkins slave user (jenkins-deploy) while the process runs as nobody. Since that is not root (euid = effective uid != 0), Xvfb skips the directory creation.

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Switch Jenkins jobs to Quibble 0.0.22 containersintegration/configmaster+8 -8
docker: quibble 0.0.22integration/configmaster+68 -0
Xvfb does not need to listen on a unix socketintegration/quibblemaster+2 -1
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hashar created this task.Aug 24 2018, 8:44 AM
hashar updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 24 2018, 8:52 AM
hashar added a comment.Aug 24 2018, 9:20 AM

Xvfb / Xserver creates a /tmp/.X11-unix/94 unix socket and ensure the parent directory belong to root.

I tried locally by changing the owner of /tmp/.X11-unix/ to be non root:

$ Xvfb :94 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 -ac -nolisten tcp
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root

By instructing Xvfb to no more listen on a unix socket, it is no more created. That is done by passing -nolisten unix:

$ Xvfb :94 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 -ac -nolisten tcp -nolisten unix
gerritbot subscribed.Aug 24 2018, 9:23 AM

Change 455110 had a related patch set uploaded (by Hashar; owner: Hashar):
[integration/quibble@master] Xvfb does not need to listen on a unix socket

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455110

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 24 2018, 9:23 AM
hashar mentioned this in rQUIBBLEf1aa47d2779d: Xvfb does not need to listen on a unix socket.Aug 24 2018, 9:25 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Aug 27 2018, 1:56 PM

Change 455110 merged by jenkins-bot:
[integration/quibble@master] Xvfb does not need to listen on a unix socket

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455110

hashar mentioned this in rQUIBBLEf1bdcdd7cf6b: Xvfb does not need to listen on a unix socket.Aug 27 2018, 1:56 PM
hashar added a comment.Aug 27 2018, 2:33 PM

Will be in Quibble 0.0.22

hashar claimed this task.Aug 27 2018, 2:34 PM
hashar moved this task from Backlog to In progress on the Quibble board.
Restricted Application edited projects, added: Release-Engineering-Team (Kanban); removed: Release-Engineering-Team. · View Herald TranscriptAug 27 2018, 2:34 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Aug 28 2018, 4:10 PM

Change 455860 had a related patch set uploaded (by Hashar; owner: Hashar):
[integration/config@master] docker: quibble 0.0.22

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455860

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 28 2018, 4:12 PM

Change 455860 merged by jenkins-bot:
[integration/config@master] docker: quibble 0.0.22

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455860

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 28 2018, 4:13 PM

Change 455861 had a related patch set uploaded (by Hashar; owner: Hashar):
[integration/config@master] Switch Jenkins jobs to Quibble 0.0.22 containers

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455861

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 28 2018, 4:58 PM

Change 455861 merged by jenkins-bot:
[integration/config@master] Switch Jenkins jobs to Quibble 0.0.22 containers

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/455861

hashar closed this task as Resolved.Aug 28 2018, 4:58 PM

Released in Quibble 0.0.22 and the CI jobs have been updated.

hashar mentioned this in Blog Post: Quibble in summer.Sep 24 2018, 4:37 PM
Krinkle mentioned this in T290180: Xvfb not working in Fresh.May 11 2022, 1:27 PM
Krinkle mentioned this in T308129: Avoid "_XSERVTransmkdir" warning noise when starting Xvfb in fresh-node.
hashar moved this task from In progress to Defect on the Quibble board.Apr 11 2026, 1:42 PM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 11 2026, 2:31 PM
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