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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?
I have found a link to dropbox.py: https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/dropbox.py
This behaves like the `dropbox` command in the documentation.
I could symlink it to 'dropbox' but to avoid conflicts I call it by its full name with extension.
eg. `dropbox.py status` does what I'm looking for.
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
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@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
Are you running the command from within the Dropbox folderpath itself?
