Public bug reported: First time to report what I think might be a bug.
/var/log/syslog is currently 1.2G, and syslog.1 is 717M. Running tail -n 500 /var/log/syslog | less shows multiple instances of lines like the following: Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: == Stack trace for context 0x55671fd02330 == Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop gnome-shell[1913]: Object St.Icon (0x556726741490), has been already deallocated - impossible to access it. This might be caused by the object having been destroyed from C code using something such as destroy(), dispose(), or remove() vfuncs Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #0 0x7ffc794c6070 b /home/elmerm/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/extend-panel-menu@julio641742/indi cators/network.js:164 (0x7f6f1acbc3c8 @ 42) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #1 0x7ffc794c60e0 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #2 0x7ffc794c61b0 b self-hosted:918 (0x7f6f706f12b8 @ 394) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #3 0x556720194290 i /home/elmerm/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/extend-panel-menu@julio641742/exte nsion.js:225 (0x7f6f1acafef0 @ 64) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #4 0x556720194210 i /home/elmerm/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/extend-panel-menu@julio641742/exte nsion.js:214 (0x7f6f1acafe68 @ 65) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #5 0x556720194160 i /home/elmerm/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/extend-panel-menu@julio641742/extension.js:172 (0x7f6f1acafcd0 @ 98) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #6 0x5567201940a8 i /home/elmerm/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/extend-panel-menu@julio641742/extension.js:110 (0x7f6f1acaf6f8 @ 1421) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #7 0x7ffc794c82c0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:135 (0x7f6f70259340 @ 509) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #8 0x556720193f78 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:342 (0x7f6f70259c48 @ 13) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #9 0x7ffc794c90c0 b self-hosted:251 (0x7f6f706c4ab0 @ 223) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #10 0x556720193ef8 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:341 (0x7f6f70259bc0 @ 76) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #11 0x556720193e78 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:369 (0x7f6f70259de0 @ 67) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #12 0x7ffc794ca5c0 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:128 (0x7f6f706d2230 @ 386) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #13 0x7ffc794cadd0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/sessionMode.js:205 (0x7f6f526704d8 @ 254) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #14 0x7ffc794cae30 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #15 0x556720193de8 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/sessionMode.js:174 (0x7f6f52670340 @ 100) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #16 0x7ffc794cba10 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #17 0x556720193d40 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenShield.js:1212 (0x7f6f52653918 @ 159) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #18 0x7ffc794cc5f0 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop gnome-shell[1913]: clutter_actor_hide: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self)' failed Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #19 0x556720193cc0 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenShield.js:1198 (0x7f6f52653890 @ 17) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #20 0x556720193c38 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/authPrompt.js:501 (0x7f6f52681120 @ 61) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #21 0x7ffc794cd880 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #22 0x556720193bb0 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/unlockDialog.js:147 (0x7f6f5268e5e8 @ 25) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #23 0x7ffc794ce460 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #24 0x556720193b30 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenShield.js:1198 (0x7f6f52653808 @ 46) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #25 0x7ffc794cf040 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f6f706b5de0 @ 71) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #26 0x556720193ab0 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenShield.js:540 (0x7f6f5264fef0 @ 13) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #27 0x7ffc794d0350 b resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:128 (0x7f6f706d2230 @ 386) Jul 27 12:08:45 elmerm-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1913]: #28 0x556720193a10 i resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/overrides/Gio.js:117 (0x7f6f706e0ab0 @ 39) I had to delete syslog several times last week because it suddenly ballooned into hundreds of gigabytes that my system started complaining about running out of space. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.4-0ubuntu18.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-62.56~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-62-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Jul 27 12:17:27 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-11 (137 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1889031 Title: syslog filling up quickly with entries about org.gnome.Shell.desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1889031/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs