# Mate system monitor issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [May 3, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572 "2026-05-03T05:47:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jarnos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jarnos/32/5734_2.png) [@jarnos](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jarnos)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572/1 "2026-05-03T05:47:15Z")

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I tried giving a process higher priority in the app, but then the `mate-system-montor` became unresponsive. I terminated it by terminal. Then I noted `budgie-polkit-diaglog` took a lot CPU resources. I terminated it, too. This in in Budgie Desktop 26.04..

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572/2 "2026-05-03T10:22:08Z")

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ack. Sometimes the polkit dialog decides to have an off day. As you have noted killing the process works. You can then restart it manually

```auto
nohup /usr/libexec/budgie-desktop/budgie-polkit-dialog &

```

Then any polkit dialog including mate sysmonitor changing the priority will display the polkit dialog.

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**Author:** ![jarnos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jarnos/32/5734_2.png) [@jarnos](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jarnos)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572/3 "2026-05-06T08:29:05Z")

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After I added the “sleep 10” thing you advised in another thread I can elevate the priority of a process, but there is no polkit dialog asking anything. I am using the live session where the password is null.

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**Author:** ![jarnos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jarnos/32/5734_2.png) [@jarnos](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jarnos)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572/4 "2026-05-06T08:36:04Z")

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Or maybe there flashes a dialog, if increase priority after some time.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/mate-system-monitor-issue/8572/5 "2026-05-06T08:43:14Z")

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> [@jarnos](#):
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> I am using the live session where the password is null.

You will get very odd live-session issues like this. Its just the way a live-session works. I’m more interested in resolving actual installed issues.