"Clock" has quit unexpectedly-- a temp fix

[Robin Laing]

L wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:22 AM, L <yuanlux at gmail.com 
> <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> 
> 
>     On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Steve <zephod at cfl.rr.com
>     <mailto:zephod at cfl.rr.com>> wrote:
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> 
>         ---- Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
>         <mailto:Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca>> wrote:
>          > L wrote:
>          > >
>          > >
>          > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Steve <zephod at cfl.rr.com
>         <mailto:zephod at cfl.rr.com>
>          > > <mailto:zephod at cfl.rr.com <mailto:zephod at cfl.rr.com>>> wrote:
>          > >
>          > >
>          > >     ---- L <yuanlux at gmail.com <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>          > >      > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:24 PM, L <yuanlux at gmail.com
>         <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com>
>          > >     <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com <mailto:yuanlux at gmail.com>>>
>         wrote:
>          > >      >
>          > >      > > Whenever I click on gnome clock icon
>          > >     (/usr/libexec/clock-applet), I always got this error
>          > >      > >
>          > >      > >
>          > >      > > "Clock" has quit unexpectedly
>          > >      > > If you reload a panel object, it will
>         automatically be added
>          > >     back to the panel.
>          > >      > >
>          > >      > > Do not reload/Reload
>          > >
>          > >     Huh! I can repeat this problem on my system:
> 
>         8>< ------------ snip
> 
>          > Did this happen after a "Switch User"?
>          >
>          > I have seen where the panel applications died for gnome users
>         after
>          > running switch user.  On F7, I deleted all the files and
>         directories in
>          > the /tmp directory for the user affected and then panel
>         applets started
>          > working again.  It still happens and I have yet to install
>         F10 on this
>          > machine.
> 
>         No, I never use Switch User.
> 
> 
> 
>     Here is my fix. I backuped the eviolution settings at evolution
>     mailer and the dir ~/.gconf.
> 
>     After that, I totally remove dir ~/.gconf/ and logout/login. this
>     seems fix the clock problem.
>     of course, you have to reset gnome panel.
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry, that was a false claim. The problem is back here. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>         Steve
> 
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Check the /tmp directory any ways.  Maybe something is happening there.

I have deleted all files in /tmp as root with no issues.

-- 
Robin Laing