xfce-mcs-manager unexpectedly started, causing trouble

aleph · 2008-05-15 02:34:22

I don't know why, but the XFCE4 setting manager (xfce-mcs-manager) starts automatically every time I log-in with XFCE4. Unless I kill that process by hand, no other setting manager instances could be started.

This is the output of running xfce-mcs-manager from Terminal (look at the last lines):

[cong@cmsite ~]$ xfce-mcs-manager 

(xfce-mcs-manager:9940): xfce-mcs-manager-WARNING **: Multi channel MCS manager already detected for screen 0
[cong@cmsite ~]$

However, the bogus process is just sitting there, but doesn't show the Setting Manager window at all.

The following is the output of pstree:

init&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;/usr/bin/sealer
     &#9500;&#9472;Terminal&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;bash&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;pstree
     &#9474;          &#9492;&#9472;gnome-pty-helpe
     &#9500;&#9472;acpid
     &#9500;&#9472;anacron&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;run-parts&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;000-delay.cron&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;sleep
     &#9474;                     &#9492;&#9472;awk
     &#9500;&#9472;atd
     &#9500;&#9472;auditd&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;audispd&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;{audispd}
     &#9474;        &#9492;&#9472;{auditd}
     &#9500;&#9472;console-kit-dae&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;62*[{console-kit-dae}]
     &#9500;&#9472;crond
     &#9500;&#9472;2*[dbus-daemon&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;{dbus-daemon}]
     &#9500;&#9472;2*[dbus-launch]
     &#9500;&#9472;gam_server
     &#9500;&#9472;gconf-im-settin
     &#9500;&#9472;gconfd-2
     &#9500;&#9472;gdm-binary&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;gdm-simple-slav&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;Xorg
     &#9474;                              &#9492;&#9472;gdm-session-wor&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;sh&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;ssh-agent
     &#9474;                                                     &#9500;&#9472;xfce4-session&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;xf+
     &#9474;                                                     &#9474;               &#9500;&#9472;xf+
     &#9474;                                                     &#9474;               &#9492;&#9472;xf+
     &#9474;                                                     &#9492;&#9472;xscreensaver
     &#9500;&#9472;gnome-keyring-d
     &#9500;&#9472;gpk-update-icon&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;{gpk-update-icon}
     &#9500;&#9472;hald&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;hald-runner&#9472;&#9516;&#9472;hald-addon-acpi
     &#9474;                    &#9500;&#9472;hald-addon-cpuf
     &#9474;                    &#9500;&#9472;hald-addon-inpu
     &#9474;                    &#9492;&#9472;hald-addon-stor
     &#9500;&#9472;im-info-daemon
     &#9500;&#9472;im-settings-dae
     &#9500;&#9472;kerneloops-appl
     &#9500;&#9472;6*[mingetty]
     &#9500;&#9472;ntpd
     &#9500;&#9472;pcscd&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;{pcscd}
     &#9500;&#9472;preload
     &#9500;&#9472;pulseaudio&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;2*[{pulseaudio}]
     &#9500;&#9472;python
     &#9500;&#9472;restorecond
     &#9500;&#9472;rsyslogd&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;2*[{rsyslogd}]
     &#9500;&#9472;run-mozilla.sh&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;firefox&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;5*[{firefox}]
     &#9500;&#9472;scim&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;scim-launcher
     &#9500;&#9472;scim-helper-man
     &#9500;&#9472;scim-launcher
     &#9500;&#9472;scim-panel-gtk&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;{scim-panel-gtk}
     &#9500;&#9472;2*[sendmail]
     &#9500;&#9472;setroubleshootd&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;2*[{setroubleshootd}]
     &#9500;&#9472;sshd
     &#9500;&#9472;tracker-applet
     &#9500;&#9472;trackerd&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;2*[{trackerd}]
     &#9500;&#9472;udevd
     &#9500;&#9472;xfce-mcs-manage
     &#9492;&#9472;xfrun4

the (bogus) xfce-mcs-manage[r] process is forked from init directly
I don't know why it is there. It shouldn't be started automatically.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

aleph · 2008-05-15 03:24:30

UPDATE: I made a few mistakes. The xfce-mcs-manager is a backend process that should be started when xfce starts. But the xfce-setting-show command still has no effect.

churchyard · 2008-05-16 22:22:43

And what does xfce-setting-show write in terminal?

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xfce-mcs-manager unexpectedly started, causing trouble

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Re: xfce-mcs-manager unexpectedly started, causing trouble

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Re: xfce-mcs-manager unexpectedly started, causing trouble

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