I've occasionally observed similar messages when testing firefox in virtual machines. This usually results in the firefox process taking longer than expected to return after quitting the application, but no other negative side effects.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881423 Title: error channel closing too late to send/recv Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I saw the following in my logs on a fresh install of 18.04.4: May 30 12:57:05 cerberus org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2995]: ###!!! [Parent][RunMessage] Error: Channel closing: too late to send/recv, messages will be lost May 30 12:57:05 cerberus org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2995]: ###!!! [Parent][RunMessage] Error: Channel closing: too late to send/recv, messages will be lost May 30 12:57:05 cerberus org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2995]: ###!!! [Parent][RunMessage] Error: Channel closing: too late to send/recv, messages will be lost ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.4-0ubuntu18.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-53-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat May 30 12:57:41 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 GsettingsChanges: InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-29 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1881423/+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