I had this issue right now too. I attached the process using gdb.
Attaching to process 1775
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/indicator-application/indicator-application-service...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libindicator.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libindicator.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libpng12.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libpng12.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libjson-glib-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libjson-glib-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdbusmenu-gtk.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libdbusmenu-gtk.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdbusmenu-glib.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libdbusmenu-glib.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libdbus-1.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdbus-1.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libpthread.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Loaded symbols for /lib/libpthread.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/librt.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/librt.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libappindicator.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libappindicator.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXext.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXext.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXi.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXi.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libz.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libz.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libpcre.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libpcre.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libresolv.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libselinux.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libselinux.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxcb-shm.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libxcb-shm.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libexpat.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libexpat.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXau.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXau.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_compat.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_compat.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libnsl.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnsl.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_nis.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_nis.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2
0x00f3a990 in _IO_default_xsputn () from /lib/libc.so.6
backtrace
#0 0x00c9b91a in g_string_free () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#1 0x00c80c61 in g_log_default_handler () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2 0x00c810eb in g_logv () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0x00c81572 in g_log () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0x00c8179d in g_return_if_fail_warning () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5 0x0804b9ac in ?? ()
#6 0x00c0558b in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#7 0x08049d51 in ?? ()
#8 0x00ee6ce7 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#9 0x08049be1 in ?? ()
I had this issue right now too. I attached the process using gdb.
Attaching to process 1775 indicator- application/ indicator- application- service. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. libindicator. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libindicator. so.1 libgtk- x11-2.0. so.0... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libgtk- x11-2.0. so.0 libgdk- x11-2.0. so.0... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libgdk- x11-2.0. so.0 libatk- 1.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libatk- 1.0.so. 0 libgio- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgio- 2.0.so. 0 libpangoft2- 1.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpangoft2- 1.0.so. 0 libpangocairo- 1.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpangocairo- 1.0.so. 0 libgdk_ pixbuf- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgdk_ pixbuf- 2.0.so. 0 so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libcairo. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libcairo. so.2 so.0... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libpango- 1.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpango- 1.0.so. 0 libfreetype. so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libfreetype. so.6 libfontconfig. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libfontconfig. so.1 libgmodule- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgmodule- 2.0.so. 0 libjson- glib-1. 0.so.0. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. libjson- glib-1. 0.so.0 libdbusmenu- gtk.so. 1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libdbusmenu- gtk.so. 1 libdbusmenu- glib.so. 1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libdbusmenu- glib.so. 1 libdbus- glib-1. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libdbus- glib-1. so.2 1.so.3. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. .so.0.. .(no debugging symbols found)...done. .so.0 libgobject- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgobject- 2.0.so. 0 libgthread- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgthread- 2.0.so. 0 so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. 2.0.so. 0 libappindicator .so.1.. .(no debugging symbols found)...done. libappindicator .so.1 so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXext. so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXext. so.6 libXrender. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXrender. so.1 libXinerama. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXinerama. so.1 libXi.so. 6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libXrandr. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXrandr. so.2 libXcursor. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXcursor. so.1 libX11. so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libX11. so.6 libXcomposite. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXcomposite. so.1 libXdamage. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXdamage. so.1 libXfixes. so.3... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXfixes. so.3 so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. so.3... (no debugging symbols found)...done. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. .so.1.. .(no debugging symbols found)...done. .so.1 linux.so. 2...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpixman- 1.so.0. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpixman- 1.so.0 libxcb- shm.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libxcb- shm.so. 0 libxcb- render. so.0... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libxcb- render. so.0 libxcb. so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libxcb. so.1 so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libxml2. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libxml2. so.2 libXau. so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXau. so.6 libXdmcp. so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libXdmcp. so.6 compat. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. compat. so.2 so.1... (no debugging symbols found)...done. nis.so. 2...(no debugging symbols found)...done. nis.so. 2 files.so. 2...(no debugging symbols found)...done. files.so. 2
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[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
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Reading symbols from /lib/libpcre.
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0x00f3a990 in _IO_default_xsputn () from /lib/libc.so.6
backtrace
#0 0x00c9b91a in g_string_free () from /lib/libglib- 2.0.so. 0 handler () from /lib/libglib- 2.0.so. 0 2.0.so. 0 2.0.so. 0 if_fail_ warning () from /lib/libglib- 2.0.so. 0 libgobject- 2.0.so. 0
#1 0x00c80c61 in g_log_default_
#2 0x00c810eb in g_logv () from /lib/libglib-
#3 0x00c81572 in g_log () from /lib/libglib-
#4 0x00c8179d in g_return_
#5 0x0804b9ac in ?? ()
#6 0x00c0558b in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/
#7 0x08049d51 in ?? ()
#8 0x00ee6ce7 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#9 0x08049be1 in ?? ()
then i attached strace: application- service- CRITICAL **: application_ service_ appstore_ application_ remove: assertion `dbus_object != NULL && dbus_object[0] != '\\0'' failed\n", 174) = 174 application- service- CRITICAL **: application_ service_ appstore_ application_ remove: assertion `dbus_object != NULL && dbus_object[0] != '\\0'' failed\n", 174) = 174 application- service- CRITICAL **: application_ service_ appstore_ application_ remove: assertion `dbus_object != NULL && dbus_object[0] != '\\0'' failed\n", 174) = 174 application- service- CRITICAL **: application_ service_ appstore_ application_ remove: assertion `dbus_object != NULL && dbus_object[0] != '\\0'' failed\n", 174) = 174 application- service- CRITICAL **: application_ service_ appstore_ application_ remove: assertion `dbus_object != NULL && dbus_object[0] != '\\0'' failed\n", 174) = 174
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[00439416] write(2, "\n(process:1775): indicator-
[00439416] write(2, "\n(process:1775): indicator-
[00439416] write(2, "\n(process:1775): indicator-
[00439416] write(2, "\n(process:1775): indicator-
[00439416] write(2, "\n(process:1775): indicator-
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and so on and so on
According to the gnome system monitor file descriptor 2 has /dev/null open.
The process can simply be stopped from rioting by sending SIGTERM.