gnome-panel error message won't go away

[Bill Perkins]

Laurence wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 09:28 -0400, Bill Perkins wrote:
> 
>>Laurence wrote:
>>
>>>Hi All
>>>
>>>I have a problem with gnome-panel, I get an error message box displayed
>>>that says "I've detected a panel already running, and will now exit".
>>>If I click "OK" in this box it goes away, but immediatly reappears.
>>>I have tried restarting X and even rebooting the machine, but each time
>>>this box comes back. I have the panel running ok, but get this box in
>>>addition. In my attempts to clear this problem I have now ended up with
>>>3 of these error message boxes all of which I can't get rid of!!
>>>
>>>
>>>HELPPPP!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>Laurence
>>>
>>
>>I would switch to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1), login as root, and type in
>>ps -ax | grep gnome-panel
>>and see how many copies of gnome-panel are running (do this before 
>>logging in to X). If there is more than one copy running, somebody may 
>>have been monkeying around with the startup files in /etc (/etc/rc.*) or 
>>possibly in /etc/inittab.
>>
> 
> Hi
> 
> there are no copies running prior to starting X and login on.
> 
> They seem to start when the session begins, but once started then
> restart each time they are killed or when the error message is responded
> to
> 
> Laurence
> 

Hmmm... I don't know how Gnome starts itself up (new to FC4 and Gnome), 
but there is probably something in the startup files that is causing this.

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