Start 2025 on time and up to date. Seamlessly integrate your calendars into Dropbox with these simple steps.

Forum Discussion

Stephen B.25's avatar
Stephen B.25
Collaborator | Level 9
2 years ago

linux command "dropbox status" attempts to start dropbox when it's already running

dropbox 178.4.4811

6.4.4-arch1-1

 

Dropbox is installed and syncing. Panel icon is active.

 

I want command line access to the status.  According to this page https://help.dropbox.com/installs/linux-commands I should be able to issue `dropbox status` however when I do this I see dropbox trying to start (loading extensions) and no message.

 

I guess I've missed a step?

 

 

desktop
Linux
Setting up the apps
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hi Stephen B.25, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you attach a screenshot showing the specific messages you're getting, while hiding any usernames or personal info?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • Stephen B.25's avatar
      Stephen B.25
      Collaborator | Level 9
      2 years ago

      stephen@asgl:/mnt/4T]
      : dropbox status
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/apex._apex.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/apex._apex.abi3.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      Killed

      [stephen@asgl:/mnt/4T]
      : dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/PyQt5.QtCore.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/PyQt5.sip.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/PyQt5.QtGui.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/PyQt5.QtWidgets.so'
      dropbox: load fq extension '/home/stephen/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-178.4.4811/PyQt5.QtDBus.so'

       

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Are you running the command from within the Dropbox folderpath itself?

About Apps and Installations

Have a question about a Dropbox app or installation? Reach out to the Dropbox Community and get solutions, help, and advice from members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!