Issues with neo4j

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Using neo4j-desktop installed through AUR, I’m having some issues. No ability to create DBMS. No matter what I’ve tried so far, it always returns something to the effect of Can’t create DBMS: Error: Name isn’t activatable.

There is another topic regarding neo4j on here that I looked at, and while I do have a similar error (as well as a small host of others that seem Mostly Harmless), the error in that one states that url is assigned to ‘–no-sandbox’, where as for me, it is simply undefined. That one might be the actual issue, and in certain verbose logging formats, immediately before, I’ve seen an error relating to inability to resolve the dbus.

As well, there seems to be some sort of permission issue going on, as when I try to get info on the database through neo4j-admin database info, the database_lock is inaccessible, despite being in it’s own directory, and even when there are no instances of neo4j running to lock it.

After about 4 hours giving it a go, I’m resigning, and asking for help from the community. The other topic mentioned unpacking the appimage and taking the files to the correct place manually, but I’m far from confident with such. Any help would be appreciated. I’d post logs, but I’ve been nose deep in too many to know which would be useful. Thanks in advance.

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Firstly, could you please add some punctuation to your post (i.e. line breaks to split it into paragraphs).

Secondly, please post system info as per the following:

Also, please note that the AUR is officially unsupported. It is also recommended that Manjaro users who wish to use the AUR should switch to the Unstable branch.

Arch User Repository - Manjaro

Arch User Repository - ArchWiki

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Nice wall of text.
From the description, neo4j-desktop is a “GUI for managing local and remote Neo4j Graph databases”.
The database itself seems to be neo4j-community - but it is not a dependency of neo4j-desktop

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As you are new to on the forum - perhaps new to Arch based systems as well - please do remember that custom packages, such as those build from scripts hosted at Arch User Repository is unsupported.

Any and all such scripts are unsupported as stated on the AURweb and issues with those should be directed at the script maintainer

DISCLAIMER: AUR packages are user produced content. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk.
– https://aur.archlinux.org

To educate yourself on Manjaro’s relationship → [Need-To-Know] About Manjaro and AUR

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Here’s this. (hopefully appropriately formatted according to the links provided)
EDIT:
No idea how to make it collapsible.

System:
  Kernel: 6.6.47-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.6-x86_64
    root=UUID=33e6004d-5072-4d45-9fd8-026575564a0f rw quiet splash
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.5.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ICE v: x.x
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: F2 date: 09/12/2023
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.11 GiB used: 3.8 GiB (12.2%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 128 GiB slots: 4 modules: 2 EC: None
    max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: DDR5-A1 type: no module installed
  Device-2: DDR5-A2 type: DDR5 detail: synchronous size: 16 GiB
    speed: 4800 MT/s volts: curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1.35 width (bits): data: 64
    total: 64 manufacturer: Silicon Power Computer & Communications
    part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-3: DDR5-B1 type: no module installed
  Device-4: DDR5-B2 type: DDR5 detail: synchronous size: 16 GiB
    speed: 4800 MT/s volts: curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1.35 width (bits): data: 64
    total: 64 manufacturer: Silicon Power Computer & Communications
    part-no: N/A serial: N/A
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700K bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    arch: Raptor Lake gen: core 13 level: v3 note: check built: 2022+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm) family: 6 model-id: 0xB7 (183) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0x123
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 16 mt: 8 tpc: 2 st: 8 threads: 24 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 1.4 MiB desc: d-8x32 KiB, 8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB, 8x64 KiB
    L2: 24 MiB desc: 8x2 MiB, 2x4 MiB L3: 30 MiB desc: 1x30 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 821 high: 1083 min/max: 800/5300:5400:4200 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800
    5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 1083 13: 800
    14: 800 15: 1021 16: 800 17: 800 18: 800 19: 800 20: 800 21: 800 22: 800
    23: 800 24: 800 bogomips: 164088
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_lbr arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx_vnni bmi1 bmi2
    bts clflush clflushopt clwb cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8
    de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority
    flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni hfi ht hwp hwp_act_window
    hwp_epp hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ibt ida intel_pt
    invpcid lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe movdir64b movdiri
    msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pconfig
    pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand
    rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep serialize sha_ni smap smep smx
    split_lock_detect ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm
    tm2 tme tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip
    user_shstk vaes vme vmx vnmi vpclmulqdq vpid waitpkg x2apic xgetbv1 xsave
    xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr

But yeah. My message was a total wall of text, wasn’t it. If you want any other logs related to any of the errors, let me know? I’m aware that AUR is unsupported. That’s why I’m asking the community for help. What is provided is appreciated but not expected.

Mod Note: Fixed formatting.

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I did install the database with it, and have ensured that the service is running at all times that I try to make it work.

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Their bug reports have several issues similar to mine, which have sat untouched and still open for years. Since there appeared to be a solution found on here in the past relating to differences between manual installation and using AUR on manjaro, I figured asking the community here was the best shot.

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It was just a thought - you won’t believe the kind of “errors” people make. :sunglasses:

no one can read that output

do that command in terminal again
highlight all of the output - and copy/paste it here
either use </> to format it
or put three backticks (```) in front and at the end

it won’t be collapsible then - but at least readable
it will look just like what you saw in the terminal

(format it as collapsible is hidden behind the gear icon on the right → Hide Details)

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Thought I’d take a closer look

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages?O=0&K=neo4j

Looking at the descriptions - neo4j is a client only - of course it need to connect somewhere.

If you need to run a local database - then you are supposed to know how to achieve this. Furthermores the management system does not require a local instance which makes you in charge of making such instance available.

There is two versions of neo4j db engines

  • community
  • enterprise

You should be able to pick based on your requirements.

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I appreciate it. I have enterprise installed, and have since the beginning. And, apologies if I came off some sort of way. Quitting smoking. Postponed responding, to try to ensure responses were at my local minima of cranky, but rereading, seems I may have still had a bit of an attitude.

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Mods beat me to it, but I definitely appreciate the tips for the future. I’m sure I’ll have to post logs here again sometime. And, I appreciate the thought. It’s a beautiful thing, humanity’s capacity to surprise you. I just wish they used it better. And, again, If I had an attitude, I apologize, quitting smoking, local minima for attitude is higher than I’d like.

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