[SOLVED] Problem using dictd - a dictionary database server

[zAchAry]

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$ dictd
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18: syntax error, unexpected $end
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18: # User section here:
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18:                     ^
dictd (yyerror): parse error
parse error

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# /etc/rc.d/rc.dictd start
dictd starting.
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18: syntax error, unexpected $end
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18: # User section here:
/etc/dictd/dictd.conf:18:                     ^
dictd (yyerror): parse error
parse error

This is the dictd.conf file:

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# /etc/dictd/dictd.conf


# Site section here:

# Access section here:

access {
allow localhost
allow 127.0.0.1
# this allows access only from local host
}

# Database section here:

include /etc/dictd/db.list

# User section here:

I want to connect xfce4-dict with the Culmus dictionaries by defining the server as localhost:2628

Does anyone has a clue about what I should do?

[djemos]

Go to slackbuilds.org and download the source code for dict. Then copy the file dictd-1.11.1.tar.gz to /usr/src/slapt-src/office/dictd and run again slapt-src -i dictd

[zAchAry]

Go to slackbuilds.org and download the source code for dict. Then copy the file dictd-1.11.1.tar.gz to /usr/src/slapt-src/office/dictd and run again slapt-src -i dictd

Thanks djemos
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[zAchAry]

If xfce4-dict (or any other DICT client) indicates that it can't connect to localhost or 127.0.0.1 (Could not connect to server.) then you might need to modify the settings of the DICT server.

Check that /etc/dictd/db.list has the precise locations of your dictionaries.

This db.list file is not directing to any dictionary. the # signs should be removed.

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#database dbname1
# {
#  data  /usr/share/dictd/dbname1.dict.dz
#  index /usr/share/dictd/dbname1.index
#}
#database dbname2
# {
#  data  /usr/share/dictd/dbname2.dict.dz
#  index /usr/share/dictd/dbname2.index
#}
#database dbname3
# {
#  data  /usr/share/dictd/dbname3.dict.dz
#  index /usr/share/dictd/dbname3.index
#}

If your dictionaries are located at /usr/share/dictd/

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waldstein-he-eng.dict.dz
waldstein-he-eng.index
wiktionary-he-eng.dict.dz
wiktionary-he-eng.index
wordnet-he-eng.dict.dz
wordnet-he-eng.index

You need to edit the file /etc/dictd/db.list so it will direct to the dictionaries at /usr/share/dictd/

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database waldstein-he-eng
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/waldstein-he-eng.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/waldstein-he-eng.index
}
database wiktionary-he-eng
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/wiktionary-he-eng.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/wiktionary-he-eng.index
}
database wordnet-he-eng
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/wordnet-he-eng.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/wordnet-he-eng.index
}

Restart the dictd service.