Adding the following lines to the /etc/gamin/gaminrc fixed this problem for me.
none /var/log/* fsset ext3 notify fsset ext2 notify If anyone is using NFS, they'll have to uncomment the config line about NFS in there as well. -- gam_server consumes lots of cpu time https://launchpad.net/bugs/36581 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
