Bug 192596

Summary:	kmail lock file remains after shutdown and causes problems for restart
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	Praedor Tempus <praedor>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	bjoern, rossi.f
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.11.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Praedor Tempus 2009-05-13 20:32:48 UTC

Version:           1.11.2 (using 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2), Mandriva Linux release 2009.1 (Cooker) for i586)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb

I always run kontact.  I have kde set to restart any apps I have running when I shutdown.  When I restart/relogin, kmail keeps producing an error message warning that another instance of kmail appears to be running and to not start kmail unless I am certain another instance is not running.  It is NOT running, it is a fresh login or startup - it SHOULD simply be restarting.  If I elect not to start kmail, then no kmail starts at all.  If I go ahead and start kmail, I then get two instances of kmail at the same time.  Shutting down one brings down both.  I have since found that no matter what I do, upon login/restart, a lock file remains in the ~/.kde4/share/apps/kmail directory regardless of whether or not I shutdown or logged out properly.

Comment 1 Jaime Torres 2009-05-14 13:00:18 UTC

Very related to bugs 188067, 187023, 189512.

Comment 2 Fabio Rossi 2010-01-05 00:16:12 UTC

Yes, I can confirm the problem. This bug is really annoying at startup, I have to close kontact and restart it very often.

Comment 3 Fabio Rossi 2010-01-05 00:17:43 UTC

I forgot to say I'm using

Qt: 4.5.3
KDE: 4.3.4 (KDE 4.3.4)
KMail: 1.12.4

Comment 4 Björn Ruberg 2010-02-28 00:33:55 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 143187 ***