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syslog file is huge, filled with repeating message

Asked by Daniel Satanove

the file /var/log/syslog and some of the older files syslog.1 etc are huge, like 117GB. I have deleted some of the old ones. It doesn't seem like it happens every time I boot up, only sometimes. I took a look in the current syslog file to see what was up and I get the following 7 repeating lines:

Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: == Stack trace for context 0x55d4a830b330 ==
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #0 0x7ffecea42b80 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/osdWindow.js:207 (0x7fd6341c7780 @ 273)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #1 0x7ffecea42be0 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7fd6343b5de0 @ 71)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #2 0x7ffecea42ca0 b self-hosted:916 (0x7fd6343f12b8 @ 367)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #3 0x7ffecea42d50 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:128 (0x7fd6343d2230 @ 386)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #4 0x55d4a8734810 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/layout.js:531 (0x7fd6341042b8 @ 127)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #5 0x7ffecea43930 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7fd6343b5de0 @ 71)
Nov 23 01:41:08 functorbox org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1566]: #6 0x7ffecea439f0 b self-hosted:916 (0x7fd6343f12b8 @ 367)

What is this, and how do I get it to stop?

Additional notes: This problem persisted through reinstalling ubuntu (for an unrelated reason). I have also noticed my computer crashes sometimes, this might be related. I'll open a new question if this is solved and my computer still crashes.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

https://github.com/sustmi/gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons/issues/4

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Daniel Satanove (fhyve) said : 		#2

@actionparsnip I don't know how to use that answer to fix my problem. It looks like there it is an extension.js that is misbehaving where in my case it is osdWindow.js?

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Daniel Satanove (fhyve) said : 		#3

I found this https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1772677 which seems to be the same issue, but I'm not sure how to use the answers there to fix my problem.

Possibly related, my system crashed last night after I went to bed (I left the system on). It seems to be the same as this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1436168 which hasn't been resolved? My syslog.1 is 42 GB and was modified last at 00:06 last night, I'm not sure if I was using my computer at the time. My current syslog is at 78 GB and was last modified when I booted up my computer (which is probably to be expected?).

The above 7 lines is interspersed with the following two

Nov 26 03:00:43 functorbox gnome-shell[1844]: Object St.Icon (0x56292f8c3090), has been already finalized. Impossible to set any property to it.
Nov 26 03:00:43 functorbox gnome-shell[1844]: Object St.BoxLayout (0x56292f8d4c30), has been already finalized. Impossible to set any property to it.

and I also sometimes get this maybe as 1/10th of the content of the repeating messages, and usually following a lot of repetitions of the above two lines in a row:

Nov 26 03:00:43 functorbox gsd-color[1136]: failed to set screen _ICC_PROFILE: Failed to open file “/home/daniel/.local/share/icc/edid-8f690730710a9aee9fe66cbaff28722e.icc”: Permission denied
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox kernel: [ 8204.330533] [drm] Acer H236HL: [Block 0]
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox kernel: [ 8204.330539] [drm] Acer H236HL: [Block 1]
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox kernel: [ 8204.330544] [drm] dc_link_detect: manufacturer_id = 7204, product_id = 318, serial_number = 4247B0D9, manufacture_week = 24, manufacture_year = 24, display_name = Acer H236HL, speaker_flag = 1, audio_mode_count = 1
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox kernel: [ 8204.330546] [drm] dc_link_detect: mode number = 0, format_code = 1, channel_count = 2, sample_rate = 7, sample_size = 7
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): EDID vendor "ACR", prod id 792
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 148.50 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz eP)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0 74.25 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0 74.25 1280 1720 1760 1980 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (37.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "720x576"x0.0 27.00 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync (31.2 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 30.24 640 704 768 864 480 483 486 525 -hsync -vsync (35.0 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1280x720"x60.0 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 +hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1440x900"x0.0 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +hsync -vsync (55.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync +vsync (67.1 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "720x480"x0.0 27.00 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
Nov 26 03:00:54 functorbox /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1681]: (II) AMDGPU(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 148.50 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (56.2 kHz e)

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Daniel Satanove (fhyve) said : 		#4

Here's a 100kb sample of the syslog file

https://pastebin.com/rQHb6fyU

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#5

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