2 kdestart processes run @ login
Hey all;
I'm stuck and hope the collective can help. Everytime I login I have two kdestart processes running. I know this shouldn't be happening but can't find where the 2 processes are starting. One seem to be starting the other. -bash-2.05b$ ps -ef |grep art chris 4460 3814 0 09:57 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde chris 4747 4460 0 09:57 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde chris 5408 5200 0 09:58 pts/0 00:00:00 grep art -bash-2.05b$ Can anyone please help me disable the second process. |
Go to the mandrake control center (drakconf) and find Services. Uncheck the ones you don't want to run.
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KDESTART
What service do you suggest. Wont this just stop KDE FROM coming up completely? Causing me to be in run level.
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In the KDE control panel, under SESSION manager tell it to ALWAYS start with an EMPTY session.
Save and exit. Make sure you are logging in via KDM or MDKKDM not via a manual startx. Login and find the two processes as you've done. Then take the oldest of the two and type su kill -s 9 4460 or whatever the process ID is. If you are kicked back to the login screen you killed the wrong one. Also not that if you've configured your machine for multiple logins via the GUI... e.g. VNC, etc. you may see two startkde's. Also check to see if you have something in your home directory which may be doing this... e.g. cd find . -exec grep -l startkde {} \; This will list the files in your home directory that contain "startkde". |
Thanks I'll try that tonight and let you know... I appeciate the help..... Thanks
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Hi all;
I tried "opjose" recommendation and it didn't work. I really hoped it would but I stiill see 2 kdestarts at login. I feel like the episode of Startrek where Picard say I see 4 lights...LOL [chris@HELL chris]$ ps -ef |grep art chris 4455 3828 0 13:47 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde chris 4747 4455 0 13:47 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde chris 5457 5360 0 13:51 pts/1 00:00:00 grep art [chris@HELL chris]$ Any other possible solution.... Thanks all Chris. |
Try
ps -axf The processes will be linked by ascii characters showing you which process launched the other. At least this way you'll be able to see what launched it... Also BEFORE you log in, CTRL-ALT-F1 to the console, log in as root, and do the same thing to see if it's launched by your login or before you log in. |
Here is the ps axjf |grep art
-bash-2.05b# ps axjf |grep art 3811 5139 5139 2002 ? -1 S 501 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde 5139 5242 5139 2002 ? -1 S 501 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde Will check the rest when i get home.. Thanks....? |
-bash-2.05b# ps -axf
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1 ? S 0:00 init [5] 2 ? SN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] 3 ? S< 0:00 [events/0] 4 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khelper] 5 ? S< 0:01 \_ [kblockd/0] 40 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/0] 1301 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ivtv_vbi/0] 1302 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ivtv_fw/0] 12486 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush] 12503 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush] 35 ? S 0:00 [kapmd] 39 ? S 0:06 [kswapd0] 151 ? S 0:00 [kseriod] 279 ? S 0:01 [kjournald] 338 ? S<s 0:00 udevd 968 ? S 0:00 [khubd] 1382 ? S< 0:00 [ivtv-enc] 1534 ? S 0:00 [kjournald] 2946 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/ifplugd -w -b -i eth0 3025 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.leases -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -cf /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf eth0 3074 ? S 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/HELL.pid 3109 ? Sl 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/HELL.pid --skip-locking 3152 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/netplugd -p /var/run/netplugd.pid 3217 ? Ss 0:00 portmap 3232 ? Ssl 0:00 pcscd 3251 ? Ss 0:00 syslogd -m 0 -a /var/spool/postfix/dev/log 3259 ? Ss 0:00 klogd -2 3305 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.leases -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -cf /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf eth0 3667 ? Ss 0:00 xfs -port -1 -daemon -droppriv -user xfs 3682 ? Ss 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --system 3697 ? Ss 0:02 hald 3751 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd 3772 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon 3789 ? SL 0:49 \_ /etc/X11/X -deferglyphs 16 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-ptOAU9 3811 ? S 0:00 \_ -:0 5139 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde 5242 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde 5245 ? S 0:01 | \_ magicdev 5293 ? S 0:00 \_ kwrapper ksmserver 3812 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd 5843 ? Ss 0:00 \_ sshd: chris [priv] 5845 ? R 0:00 \_ sshd: chris@pts/1 5846 pts/1 Ss 0:00 \_ -bash 5881 pts/1 S 0:00 \_ su -l 5886 pts/1 R 0:00 \_ -bash 26609 pts/1 R+ 0:00 \_ ps -axf 3831 ? Ss 0:00 xinetd -stayalive -reuse -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid 5275 ? Ss 0:00 \_ famd 4090 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master 4098 ? S 0:00 \_ tlsmgr -l -t fifo -u -c 4410 ? Ss 0:00 proftpd: (accepting connections) 4434 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid 4449 ? Ss 0:00 crond 4606 ? Ss 0:00 httpd2 -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf -DAPACHE2 -DHAVE_PHP4 -DHAVE_SSL -DHAVE_SUEXEC -DHAVE_ACCESS -DHAVE_ACTIONS -DHAVE_ALIAS -DH 4607 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/advxsplitlogfile 4617 ? S 0:00 \_ httpd2 -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf -DAPACHE2 -DHAVE_PHP4 -DHAVE_SSL -DHAVE_SUEXEC -DHAVE_ACCESS -DHAVE_ACTIONS -DHAVE_ALIAS 4726 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1 4727 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2 4728 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3 4729 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4 4730 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5 4731 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6 5213 ? S 0:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session 5220 ? Ss 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session 5230 ? Ss 0:00 s2u --daemon=yes 5237 ? Ss 0:00 gpg-agent --daemon 5264 ? Ss 0:00 kdeinit Running... 5271 ? S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: klauncher 5296 ? S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kwin 5314 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /usr/share/azureus/azureus 5339 ? Sl 1:15 \_ /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/bin/java -Xms16m -Xmx128m -cp /usr/share/azureus/Azureus2.jar:/usr/share/azureus/swt.jar:/usr/share/ 5267 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid 5270 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gconfd-2 13 5274 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kded 5291 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: knotify 5295 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver 5298 ? S 0:01 kdeinit: kdesktop 5463 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock 5472 ? SN 0:18 \_ /usr/bin/krozat.kss -root 5300 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kicker 5311 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys 5312 ? S 0:00 krandrtray 5313 ? S 0:00 korgac --miniicon korganizer |
Both are being started by KDM...
Guess what... This is normal! |
Really! (insert puzzeled look?)
Why would KDM start two? Why does killing the second one cause no adverse effects? Your sure there is suppose to be two? (insert grin) |
Yes, it occurs because KDM backgrounds a process during session launch.
I'm looking at two other systems which both show exactly the same thing... |
Ok .... seems wierd but you've never failed me yet? LOL
I really appriciate your help.... |
Just as a test last night I did a fresh install of 10.1 on a seperate partition.
Only one Kdestart process shows....? This leads me to beleive that 2 kdestart's isn't normal. hummmm. |
It is normal if you have things like screensavers, etc. which are backgrounded.
If you do a minimal install you'll only get one process. |
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