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GNOME Shell sometimes crashes and restarts

This was reported to me by yawnbox from Tor and since I sometimes experience the same thing, I thought it needed a ticket.

Sometimes but not always, when sending an email for example, the top and bottom bars of GNOME Shell disappears for a second or two and then appears again, like if GNOME Shell was restarting.

It’s not a big deal as no information is lost but it’s a bit scary :)

Here is the log I got around the error (journalctl | grep gnome | grep -v "not in stack"):

Mar 03 07:27:54 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Window manager warning: Invalid WM_TRANSIENT_FOR window 0x82 specified for 0x3c00003 (pinentry).
Mar 03 07:27:54 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Window manager warning: Buggy client sent a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW message with a timestamp of 0 for 0x3c00003 (pinentry)
Mar 03 07:28:17 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: **
Mar 03 07:28:17 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: mutter:ERROR:x11/group.c:57:meta_group_new: assertion failed: (g_hash_table_lookup (display->groups_by_leader, &group_leader) == NULL)
Mar 03 07:28:17 amnesia x-session-manager[28866]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell-classic.desktop' killed by signal 6
Mar 03 07:28:17 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: x-session-manager[28866]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell-classic.desktop' killed by signal 6
Mar 03 07:28:18 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: current session already has an ibus-daemon.
Mar 03 07:28:19 amnesia polkitd(authority=local)[2055]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:1 (system bus name :1.202 [/usr/bin/gnome-shell], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
Mar 03 07:28:19 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: No permission to trigger offline updates: Polkit.Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Action org.freedesktop.packagekit.trigger-offline-update is not registered
Mar 03 07:28:19 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS WARNING: [/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/launch-new-instance@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com/extension.js 9]: assignment to undeclared variable _activateOriginal
Mar 03 07:28:19 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS WARNING: [/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/shutdown-helper@tails.boum.org/extension.js 137]: assignment to undeclared variable extension
Mar 03 07:28:20 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): St-CRITICAL **: _st_create_shadow_material: assertion 'src_texture != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE' failed
Mar 03 07:28:20 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): Gtk-WARNING **: Symbolic icon /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/tor-connected-symbolic.svg of size 16 is in an icon theme directory of size 128
Mar 03 07:28:21 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Error loading calendars: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer exited with status 1
Mar 03 07:28:21 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.GeoClue2 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:21 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: GLib.Error dbus-glib-error-quark: Process org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager exited with status 1
Mar 03 07:28:27 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.GeoClue2 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:27 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-settings-daemon:28966): GnomeDesktop-WARNING **: Failed to load PNP ids: Failed to open file '/usr/share/hwdata/pnp.ids': No such file or directory
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118636'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-EvFudu/glib2.0-2.42.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2579: instance '0xa611630' has no handler with id '118637'
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: Exception in callback for signal: startup-complete: Error: Requiring GSystem, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GSystem' (any version) not found
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _initializeUI/<@re[///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:216](///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:216)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _emit@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:124](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:124)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: LayoutManager<._startupAnimationComplete@re[///org/gnome/shell/ui/layout.js:704](///org/gnome/shell/ui/layout.js:704)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: wrapper@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _addHandler/params[name]@re[///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:91](///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:91)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _callOnFunction@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:203](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:203)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _updateTweenByIndex@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:333](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:333)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _updateTweens@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:345](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:345)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _onEnterFrame@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:360](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/tweener/tweener.js:360)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: _emit@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:124](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:124)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ClutterFrameTicker<._onNewFrame@re[///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:208](///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:208)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: wrapper@re[///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169](///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169)
Mar 03 07:28:29 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ClutterFrameTicker<._init/<@re[///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:183](///org/gnome/shell/ui/tweener.js:183)
Mar 03 07:28:33 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: (gnome-shell:13090): Gtk-WARNING **: Symbolic icon /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/tor-connected-symbolic.svg of size 16 is in an icon theme directory of size 128
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (nautilus:29059): WARNING **: Could not establish a connection to Tracker: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Tracker1 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Received error from DBus search provider seahorse.desktop: Gio.DBusError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.gnome.seahorse.Application: Success
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider[28940]: Error: ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_VARIABLE
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (florence:29086): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Error in GetItems, sender=org.freedesktop.DBus, error=The name :1.99 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (nautilus:29059): WARNING **: Could not establish a connection to Tracker: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Tracker1 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider[28940]: Error: ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_VARIABLE
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (florence:29086): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Error in GetItems, sender=org.freedesktop.DBus, error=The name :1.101 was not provided by any .service files
Mar 03 07:28:34 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Received error from DBus search provider seahorse.desktop: Gio.DBusError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.gnome.seahorse.Application: Success
Mar 03 07:28:35 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (nautilus:29059): CRITICAL **: nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: assertion 'NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed
Mar 03 07:28:38 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (nautilus:29059): CRITICAL **: nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: assertion 'NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed
Mar 03 07:28:41 amnesia gnome-session[28866]: ** (nautilus:29059): CRITICAL **: nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: assertion 'NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed

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