Activity Watch does not end with session - Xubuntu

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#1

Hello, I am running AW on two separate users in Xubuntu 18.04 LTS. It is set as an autostart application for each of the two users. When User 1 starts a session everything goes smoothly, but when User 2 starts a session after User 1 has closed his, a notification with the following text appears:

Module aw-server quit unexpectedly
2019-11-03 17:34:59 [INFO ]: Using storage method: peewee (aw_server.main:26)
2019-11-03 17:34:59 [INFO ]: Starting up… (aw_server.main:31)
2019-11-03 17:34:59 [INFO ]: Using database file: /home/user2/.local/share/activitywatch/aw-server/peewee-sqlite.v2.db (aw_datastore.storages.peewee:90)
2019-11-03 17:34:59 [ERROR]: [Errno 98] Address already in use (aw_server.server:93)

Furthermore, if User 2 closes his session and User 1 opens another one, three notifications appear, with the following texts:

Module aw-watcher-afk quit unexpectedly
2019-11-03 17:39:21 [ERROR]: Another instance is already running, quitting. (aw_client.singleinstance:38)

Module aw-watcher-window quit unexpectedly
2019-11-03 17:39:21 [ERROR]: Another instance is already running, quitting. (aw_client.singleinstance:38)

Module aw-server quit unexpectedly
2019-11-03 17:39:23 [INFO ]: Using storage method: peewee (aw_server.main:26)
2019-11-03 17:39:23 [INFO ]: Starting up… (aw_server.main:31)
2019-11-03 17:39:23 [INFO ]: Using database file: /home/user1/.local/share/activitywatch/aw-server/peewee-sqlite.v2.db (aw_datastore.storages.peewee:90)
2019-11-03 17:39:23 [ERROR]: [Errno 98] Address already in use (aw_server.server:93)

It seems that AW does not terminate when a session is closed. For the moment, I have to shut down the computer on every user change, which is a nuisance. How can this be fixed?

Thanks and keep up the good work!

#2

This is the only thing I can make out from the logs as well.

How are you auto-starting it? Are you doing a proper log-out or are you just switching user? Those are the only two possible issues from the top of my head which could break it like that.

#3

Hello,

Autostarting is handled by the OS itself; one only has to include the application in question in a list of applications that are launched automatically when a session is started. From a user’s point of view, I assume that all applications are terminated when exiting the session (or they should). I have had no duplication issues with other autostart applications when closing a session and starting another one.

Users always do log out properly, so that only one user is logged in at a time.

Kind regards,

#4

Created an issue on GitHub for aw-qt, when looking at the code there are obvious flaws regarding shutting down the subprocesses which needs to be fixed which we had forgotten. Thanks for reporting.