Ok...thanks David. I'll check there. Can you tell me the approx. time
period? I've got a lot of the list archived at home too.

Mark

"David .." wrote:
> 
> I had the same problem. I did a search on the 'newbie' archive and was able
> to find the problem. From what a gathered its a problem with one of the
> desktop files, where for some reason it's no being deleted correctly and
> everytime you load up your desktop it keeps loading up those gmc apps. I'm
> at work now, so I don't have access to a Linux box, so I can't tell you for
> sure the name of the file, but do a search on the archives, you'll find the
> answer there.
> 
> >From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] I've got a strange one
> >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:18:05 -0500
> >
> >On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 01:47:48 -0500
> >Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed frantically in their
> >message:
> >
> > > Anytime gmc is launched in a wm that supports desktop handlers and icons
> > > then gnc will dispaly the gnome icons.
> > > This will now occur anytime the same wm is started.
> > >
> > > To prevent/change this when this is not what you want to occur you must
> > > 'Exit' gmc.
> > > This is not accomplished by just closing the the program, that still
> > > leaves the actual process running.
> > > In gmc from the Commands drop down menu select Exit.
> > > This stops the process and the icons will disappear.
> > >
> > >
> > >    Charles
> >
> >Ok...and that all tracks, but just now doing a (ps ax|grep gmc) i don't see
> >the process gmc listed anywhere as running.
> >
> >       [root@mdw1982 root]# ps ax|grep gmc
> >       27637 pts/0    S      0:00 grep gmc
> >       [root@mdw1982 root]# kill 27637
> >       bash: kill: (27637) - No such pid
> >
> >
> >                       *stumped*
> >--
> >daRcmaTTeR
> >
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