Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: unity
The run_unity function in /usr/bin/unity tries to do:
subprocess.Popen(["killall", "unity-panel-service"])
If there are other users logged into the system, this spews “Operation not
permitted” errors (unless you’re logging in as root, in which case it will
probably actually kill every user’s panel process!). The killall should at
least be limited by username, and ideally by session as well.
By the way, it’s rather sloppy that wait() isn’t called on that subprocess
object; that results in a zombie killall process being leaked:
jarthur 25886 25884 0 01:42 ? 00:00:00 [killall] <defunct>
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-0.5-generic 2.6.39-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-0-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
Date: Thu May 5 01:47:46 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777594
Title:
unity tries to kill all unity-panel-service processes on startup (even
other users’)
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