Public bug reported: [rmyeid@tent: ~] $ chromium-browser [11868:11880:4392770364:ERROR:shared_memory_posix.cc(167)] Creating shared memory in /dev/shm/.org.chromium.Chromium.xmkH4s failed: No such file or directory [11868:11880:4392771707:ERROR:shared_memory_posix.cc(170)] Unable to access(W_OK|X_OK) /dev/shm: No such file or directory [11868:11880:4392771743:FATAL:shared_memory_posix.cc(172)] This is frequently caused by incorrect permissions on /dev/shm. Try 'sudo chmod 1777 /dev/shm' to fix.
A quick fix is sudo ln -s /run/shm /dev/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: chromium-browser 17.0.963.79~r125985-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Mar 13 01:09:05 2012 Desktop-Session: DESKTOP_SESSION = ubuntu-2d XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = /etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu-2d:/etc/xdg XDG_DATA_DIRS = /usr/share/ubuntu-2d:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/ Env: MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None LD_LIBRARY_PATH = None InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901) SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-11 (1 days ago) chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS="" ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/953726 Title: Chromium refuses to run because there is no /dev/shm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/953726/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs