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Description of problem:

When you try to open up a second instance of the subscription-manager-gui it doesn't open (this is the correct behavior), but there is no friendly message letting you know that the program is already open in another instance.  Currently it looks like it fails without reason.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

subscription-manager-gnome-0.93.2-1.git.91.7f89664.fc14.x86_64
subscription-manager-0.93.2-1.git.91.7f89664.fc14.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install subscription-manager and subscription-manager-gui on a machine.
2. Open up one instance of subscription manager gui.
3. Open up a second instance of subscription manager gui.
  
Actual results:

The program doesn't open and no error message is given:

[root@mgmt5 ~]# subscription-manager-gui 
[root@mgmt5 ~]#

Expected results:

The program would let you know that it is already open with a message printed to the console.

Added a model dialog with a message that an instance is already running.

Commit 855593060f93d97f1db111d98173079fe4a4acd3

version:
subscription-manager-gnome-0.93.3-1.git.19.7e709b6.fc14.x86_64
subscription-manager-0.93.3-1.git.19.7e709b6.fc14.x86_64

Test:
[root@jmolet-vm1 ~]# subscription-manager-gui &
[1] 30507
[root@jmolet-vm1 ~]# subscription-manager-gui
subscription-manager-gui is already running
[root@jmolet-vm1 ~]# 

(this is also followed by a gui pop-up saying the same thing).

Bug looks fixed.

moving to VERIFIED on behalf of jmolet

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2011-0611.html