Me too on two ubuntu-mate 16.04 desktop machines after migration from 15.10. Seems to me that gvfsd-smb-browse try to connect to my NAS with a Samba server. Bizarre !!! smbclient same thing force CPU load at 100% if I use it....
bluefox@lenovo:~$ dpkg-query -W -f='${Package} ${Version} ${Source} ${Status}\n' | grep samba libsmbclient 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed libwbclient0 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed python-samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 install ok installed samba-common 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba-common-bin 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba-libs 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed smbclient 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed system-config-samba 1.2.63-0ubuntu6 install ok installed vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.0~~git20160413+r64193+39~ubuntu16.04.1 vlc install ok installed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1557797 Title: Big bug : CPU 100% load with gvfsd-smb-browse on Ubuntu Mate 16.04 Status in gvfs package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hello, i have a big bug on Ubuntu Mate 16.04 on my laptop with, the cpu process is 100% load. cf capture : http://nsa37.casimages.com/img/2016/03/13/160313034108614233.jpg other user for this bug : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303300 https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/40s2xu/gvfsdsmbbrowse_using_100_of_one_of_my_cores/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1557797/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp