Bug#551512: libgconf2-4: gconfd-2 takes cpu usage up to 100%

[Josselin Mouette]

reassign 551512 metacity 1:2.28.0-1
thanks

Le dimanche 18 octobre 2009 à 21:05 +0200, Jerome a écrit : 
> libgconf2-4: gconfd-2 takes cpu usage up to 100%
> 
> Since 16 October updates (see below), gconfd-2 takes up remaining cpu power
> 
> Process cannot be killed as it respawns instantly.

This is usually caused by another process that keeps asking it things.

> Only metacity appears in a 'top' - with a strange (as far as I know) behaviour : 
> one stable ppid but one or two distinct processes with a pid varying rapidly over time.

→ and it happens to be this one.

Does metacity print anything to your .xsession-errors ?
Does killing metacity help? (It should restart automatically.)

Cheers, 
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