So the dbus daemon appears to be a busy little bee... but the buzzing noise is getting on my nerves. I see a lot of this stuff in /var/log/messages: Apr 7 15:49:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:49:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:49:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 15:49:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 15:52:22 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 15:53:06 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 15:55:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:55:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 15:55:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 15:55:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:01:13 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:01:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:01:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:01:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:01:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:02:28 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:03:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:27 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:07:49 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: no kernel backlight interface found Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Apr 7 16:08:42 hestia dbus-daemon[1024]: dbus[1024]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Any clues as to how to suppress this garbage, most gratefully received. Thanks, Chris -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org