[xubuntu-users] Hundreds (thousands maybe) of nm-applet error messages in .xsession-errors

[Victor Forberger]

On 12/5/19 3:22 PM, Chris Green wrote:
> I have recently upgraded from xubuntu 19.04 to 19.10 on my laptop.
> 
> The .xsession-errors file is getting rather large very quickly, it has
> grown to 8Mb in not much over 24 hours.  A large proportion of the
> errors in .xsession-errors are from nm-applet:-
> 
>     (nm-applet:1573): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:15:43.847: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
>     (nm-applet:1573): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 20:15:43.847: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
>     (nm-applet:1573): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:15:43.858: Can't set a parent on widget which has a parent
> 
> The same three errors repeat, a lot!  There are also similar Gtk error
> messages from other programs but nm-applet is by far the worst culprit.
> 
> I know these aren't that serious, the system still functions OK, but
> at the very least they tend to mask more serious issues by making
> .xsession-errors so large.
> 
> Is this a bug that should be reported and/or is there a work-around of
> any sort?
> 
> 

Checked my desktop and saw:
$ ll
-rw-------  1 user user 140648 Dec  6 12:09  .xsession-errors
-rw-------  1 user user 9601533 Dec  2 10:32  .xsession-errors.old

A look inside the files shows many similar errors as noted above.

I am also getting every second the following errors:

$ journalctl -n
Dec  6 00:05:57 CPU kernel: [111573.129286] hpet1: lost 19 rtc interrupts
Dec  6 00:05:58 CPU kernel: [111574.129244] hpet1: lost 19 rtc interrupts
Dec  6 00:05:59 CPU kernel: [111575.129202] hpet1: lost 19 rtc interrupts

The file /var/log/syslog is expanding rapidly.

The syslog and xsession errors are unrelated it appears.

Here are the details for the computer:

$ inxi -b
System:    Host: CPU Kernel: 4.15.0-72-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Machine:   Device: desktop System: LENOVO product: 7373BC7 v:
ThinkCentre M58 serial: N/A
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LENOVO serial: N/A
           BIOS: LENOVO v: 5CKT77AUS date: 05/07/2012
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (-MCP-) speed/max: 1994/3000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 730]
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1920x1200 at 59.95hz, 1280x1024 at 60.02hz
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2
           version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.116
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e
           Card-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless
LAN Controller
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 730.2GB (38.4% used)
Info:      Processes: 273 Uptime: 4 days Memory: 4476.9/7563.0MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

- Victor


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Victor Forberger
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