Description of problem: If you run rhsm-icon while there is already an existing copy running, you get the following message: [beav@beav-laptop subscription-manager]$ rhsm-icon ** (rhsm-icon:9252): WARNING **: Failed to acquire com.redhat.subscription-manager.Icon However, if you run with the "-d" option, you get a better message: [beav@beav-laptop subscription-manager]$ rhsm-icon -d ** (rhsm-icon:9615): WARNING **: Failed to acquire com.redhat.subscription-manager.Icon ** (rhsm-icon:9615): DEBUG: rhsm-icon is already running. exiting. It seems like the "debug" message should be a warn or fatal, and the warning should be a debug since it happens during normal operation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): git 9cd061c
Fixed on RHEL5.7 branch in fe85799a66569ec9b2283d2d6fbc8f6ca191469d, version 0.95.5.11
Fixed on master branch in 06e6199fce5d6a693ba448deb0ffcf01e8b36af3, version 0.96.2
Verifying Version... [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# rpm -qa | grep subscription-manager subscription-manager-gnome-0.95.5.14-1.git.3.83b3a73.el5 subscription-manager-firstboot-0.95.5.14-1.git.3.83b3a73.el5 subscription-manager-0.95.5.14-1.git.3.83b3a73.el5 [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# killall rhsm-icon [3]+ Terminated rhsm-icon [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# rhsm-icon& [2] 24957 [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# rhsm-icon ** (rhsm-icon:24967): CRITICAL **: rhsm-icon is already running. exiting. [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# rhsm-icon -d ** (rhsm-icon:24973): DEBUG: Failed to acquire com.redhat.subscription-manager.Icon ** (rhsm-icon:24973): CRITICAL **: rhsm-icon is already running. exiting. [root@jsefler-onprem-5server ~]# I agree with cduryee, this feedback is preferred for the user.
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-2011-1078.html