Comment 0 for bug 712687

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

gnome panels disappear for no apparent reason. killing gnome-panel did not make it reappear, although sticky notes disappeared and then reappeared. after restarting gdm, and thus losing my whole login session, the panels were present again.

toobuntu@lucid:~$ ps aux | grep [g]nome-panel
toobuntu 1484 0.0 0.8 44248 13768 ? S Feb01 0:31 gnome-panel
toobuntu 1536 0.0 0.6 39712 10116 ? S Feb01 1:25 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=18
toobuntu 1560 0.0 0.4 23684 6528 ? S Feb01 0:01 /usr/lib/gnome-
panel/notification-area-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaA
pplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=40
toobuntu 1598 0.0 0.9 80788 13844 ? Sl Feb01 0:15 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=23
toobuntu@lucid:~$ killall gnome-panel
toobuntu@lucid:~$ ps aux | grep [g]nome-panel
toobuntu 32185 6.4 0.9 40652 14472 ? S 13:59 0:00 gnome-panel
toobuntu 32217 2.7 0.8 39160 12540 ? S 13:59 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=18
toobuntu 32235 0.8 0.5 23124 8688 ? S 13:59 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/notification-area-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=48
toobuntu 32242 3.2 0.9 78656 15332 ? S 13:59 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=30
root 32283 0.1 0.1 4884 2292 ? S 13:59 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/gnome-clock-applet-mechanism
toobuntu@lucid:~$ sudo service gdm restart

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 3 14:05:49 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.utf8
SourcePackage: gnome-panel