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I'm having the following problem with synergy-service:

synergy-service [2023-06-11T20:12:43] - ERROR - Program failed to start: {"errno":-2,"syscall":"open","code":"ENOENT","path":"/etc/Synergy/loginInfo","name":"Error","message":"ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/etc/Synergy/loginInfo'","stack":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/etc/Synergy/loginInfo'\n at Object.openSync (fs.js:498:3)\n at Object.openSync (pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:795:32)\n at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1529:35)\n at startProcess (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1290673)\n at startServer (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1282483)\n at startCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1279546)\n at s.restartCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1280327)\n at E.updateCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1225468)\n at new E (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1233030)\n at /snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1245856"}

Basically, it tries to access /etc/Synergy/ which doesn't exist

Synergy-core isn't starting because there is no conf file provided and no apparent way to generate one. Not sure how to generate the db.json or local.json files either. I'm assuming those are created when the server is started. Can you provide a configuration file?

If no configuration file pathname is provided then the first of the
following to load successfully sets the configuration:
  /home/shyce/.synergy.conf
  /etc/synergy.conf

Checking binary synergy ... OK
Checking binary synergy-core ... OK
Checking binary synergy-service ... OK
Checking binary synergy-tray ... OK
Checking process: synergy-core ... FAIL
 Reason: Process synergy-core not running
Checking service "synergy.service" ... OK
Ping synergy-service ... FAIL
 Reason: Fail to ping synergy-service http://127.0.0.1:24802/ping
Checking db structure for /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/db.json ... FAIL
 Reason: /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/db.json doesn't exist
Checking db structure for /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/local.json ... FAIL
 Reason: /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/local.json doesn't exist
Error: Can't save report because home dir not found!
Diagnostic finished

Ok, it is fixed now. As well as my pkgbuild knowledge :) Added synergy to conflicts - Thanks, @ddavo.

I don't use manjaro. plain old arch here too, with gnome...

I have the same issue on a fresh Arch install (not Manjaro, just plain old Arch). I did install KDE Plasma before installing synergy in case that is helpful to know.

Hm... I'm also on Manjaro KDE. Will try to install it on a fresh Manjaro VM and see what's wrong.

Hi,

Same problem here, service is not present ... : sudo systemctl enable --now synergy.service Failed to enable unit: Unit file synergy.service does not exist.

Btw, Manjaro has the package synergy in community. It should conflict too.

I'm having the same problem with Manjaro KDE and Manjaro XFCE

$ systemctl status --user synergy.service
Failed to execute 'pager', will try 'less' next: Permission denied
Unit synergy.service could not be found.

@Sanitary4788 Hm... Are you using systemd? (Do you use regular Arch or Manjaro or another variant?) Could you please provide the result of systemctl --user status synergy.service?