Looked at this slightly more and have more information: $ ps auxww|grep [g]nome-screen jamie 3033 0.0 0.2 511004 18932 ? Sl Mar24 0:10 /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver --no-daemon jamie 3657 0.0 0.2 506844 16460 ? Sl Mar24 0:07 /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver --no-daemon
$ cat /proc/3033/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep UPSTART_SESSION UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/upstart-session/1000/2579 $ cat /proc/3657/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep UPSTART_SESSION UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/upstart-session/1000/2579
$ cat /proc/3033/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep DBUS_SESSION DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-ZUvIbevG83,guid=269ab2f67b14acf19089d23953308de7 $ cat /proc/3657/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep DBUS_SESSION DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-y9007CBDK2,guid=4a97bdd2ecc021bd3585368753308de8
The two gnome-screensavers are using two different buses.
Looked at this slightly more and have more information: gnome-screensav er --no-daemon gnome-screensav er --no-daemon
$ ps auxww|grep [g]nome-screen
jamie 3033 0.0 0.2 511004 18932 ? Sl Mar24 0:10 /usr/bin/
jamie 3657 0.0 0.2 506844 16460 ? Sl Mar24 0:07 /usr/bin/
$ cat /proc/3033/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep UPSTART_SESSION SESSION= unix:abstract= /com/ubuntu/ upstart- session/ 1000/2579 SESSION= unix:abstract= /com/ubuntu/ upstart- session/ 1000/2579
UPSTART_
$ cat /proc/3657/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep UPSTART_SESSION
UPSTART_
$ cat /proc/3033/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep DBUS_SESSION BUS_ADDRESS= unix:abstract= /tmp/dbus- ZUvIbevG83, guid=269ab2f67b 14acf19089d2395 3308de7 BUS_ADDRESS= unix:abstract= /tmp/dbus- y9007CBDK2, guid=4a97bdd2ec c021bd358536875 3308de8
DBUS_SESSION_
$ cat /proc/3657/environ | tr '\0' '\n'|grep DBUS_SESSION
DBUS_SESSION_
The two gnome-screensavers are using two different buses.