On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 15:45 -0400, Bill Perkins wrote: > Laurence wrote: > > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 09:28 -0400, Bill Perkins wrote: > > > >>Laurence wrote: > >> > >>>Hi All > >>> > >>>I have a problem with gnome-panel, I get an error message box displayed > >>>that says "I've detected a panel already running, and will now exit". > >>>If I click "OK" in this box it goes away, but immediatly reappears. > >>>I have tried restarting X and even rebooting the machine, but each time > >>>this box comes back. I have the panel running ok, but get this box in > >>>addition. In my attempts to clear this problem I have now ended up with > >>>3 of these error message boxes all of which I can't get rid of!! > >>> > >>> > >>>HELPPPP!!! > >>> > >>> > >>>Laurence > >>> > >> > >>I would switch to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1), login as root, and type in > >>ps -ax | grep gnome-panel > >>and see how many copies of gnome-panel are running (do this before > >>logging in to X). If there is more than one copy running, somebody may > >>have been monkeying around with the startup files in /etc (/etc/rc.*) or > >>possibly in /etc/inittab. > >> > > > > Hi > > > > there are no copies running prior to starting X and login on. > > > > They seem to start when the session begins, but once started then > > restart each time they are killed or when the error message is responded > > to > > > > Laurence > > > > Hmmm... I don't know how Gnome starts itself up (new to FC4 and Gnome), > but there is probably something in the startup files that is causing this. > Hi All Again Stil not got a fix for this. Can anyone tell me where to find the source? I've searched the yum lists but can't find it
