IconServiceAgent

[Ghyslain Leclerc]

Hello.

Sorry if this is a known problem.  Been Googling for hours now and searching the archive up to 6-7 months back to no avail.

I would like to know if someone else has a problem with Macports and the IconServicesAgent process.

I have a com.apple.IconServicesAgent process running as the macports user (confirmed via Activity Monitor) which takes 100% CPU for one of my core (almost, confirmed via Activity Monitor and the ps command on the terminal) and which I cannot kill.  Actually, I cannot force quit it in activity monitor, but I can kill it with the kill command in Terminal, but it comes back right away.

I have looked everywhere for a solution.  I have found that creating a temporary folder where the service can work solved to problem for regular users, but I don’t know how to find the temporary folder for a “no login” user like macports.  Anyhow, I might be saying stupid things.  My apologies if it’s the case.  Not an expert in computers.

Anyhow, if someone could let me know if it’s a known problem and if there is a solution or if I should just accept that my machine now as one less core.

Thanks
Ghyslain


P.S. : Sorry for my English.  Not my first language.