Public bug reported: This looks to be a regression of bug 1049949.
$ wc -l /var/log/syslog 822 /var/log/syslog $ grep signonpluginprocess /var/log/syslog | wc -l 557 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: signond 8.44-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-0.4-generic 3.8.0-rc3 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-0-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jan 18 14:47:00 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (820 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_CA.UTF8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: signon UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-12-20 (28 days ago) ** Affects: signon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 raring running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to signon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101227 Title: signond spams syslog Status in “signon” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This looks to be a regression of bug 1049949. $ wc -l /var/log/syslog 822 /var/log/syslog $ grep signonpluginprocess /var/log/syslog | wc -l 557 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: signond 8.44-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-0.4-generic 3.8.0-rc3 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-0-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jan 18 14:47:00 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (820 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_CA.UTF8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: signon UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-12-20 (28 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/signon/+bug/1101227/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp