Hi, after re-starting the above-cited script I get the enclosed report (a bit lengthy :-). Then I try to start network-admin again from the gnome system administration desktop menu (network-manager version = 0.6.3-2ubuntu6), which results in a high cpu activity caued by the process executing the SystemToolsBackends script.
Such situations are typically caued by an errorneous program executing a never-ending loop without any io activity, i.e. doing nothing meaningful. That's what is normally called a "busy loop". By contrast, executing network-admin without the SystemToolsBackends script started results in the exspected behavior. Cheers, Wingard. 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info::parse_table::Parsing option [%s].::serial_escapechars info::parse_split::Getting option [%s] from [%s].::escape::/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 info::file_open_read_success::Reading options from [%s].::/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 info::parse_table::Parsing option [%s].::serial_hwctl info::parse_kw::Getting keyword [%s] from [%s].::crtscts::/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 info::parse_split::Getting option [%s] from [%s].::crtscts::/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 info::file_open_read_success::Reading options from [%s].::/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 info::parse_table::Parsing option [%s].::external_line info::parse_chat::Getting chat information from [%s].::/etc/chatscripts/ppp0 info::file_open_read_success::Reading options from [%s].::/etc/chatscripts/ppp0 Terminated -- SystemToolsBackends seems to be in busy loop https://launchpad.net/bugs/69949 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
