Re: odd problem - random 2nd copy launches by itself

On Friday 08 January 2010, you wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 21:09:24 -0500
> Rio <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > i got rid of all the calls to gkrellm2 just to keep things 'proper'. what i find is 
that 
> > another copy of gkrellm , and only my system monitor one not the ones for the remote 
> > servers, starts and lays in front of the original copy. this 2nd copy does not access 
the 
> > sensors, or cannot share them or something. when i see temps and fans not updating i 
do a 
> > process list i see both copies. i delete the process of the newer copy and the first 
one 
> > continues on like it never was stopped which it may never have been.
> > 
> > this behavior only started when i upgraded the entire system and switched from kde3.5 
to 
> > kde4.3.3. in an effort to pin this behavior down, i turned off all desktop antics 
> > completely, and set the pager so it does nothing when selected other than change 
desktops. 
> > i am unsure when or how this 2nd copy gets started.
> > 
> > any suggestions?
> 
> Could your KDE session manager be starting an extra gkrellm?  I would
> check to see what it is starting at startup.  I recall that a while back some
> others were having this problem and it seemed to have to do with the KDE
> session manager seeing multiple gkrellm threads and then setting up to
> start multiple gkrellms at startup.
> 
> Anyway, there is an option in the gkrellm config General->Options 
> "Allow multiple instances" which should prevent this behavior as long as
> the option is not checked.  If yours is checked, uncheck it.
> 

i just got some time to check this and on the remote monitors the multiple instances 
selection was unchecked but it WAS checked on my local monitor. no idea why..;. i 
unchecked it... bet that cures it :)

thanks. since i never use that option it is one that i never think about.

will know in a few days


> Bill
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