[Discuss] System/Root Icons on MATE desktop after login

[epp at mcom.com (epp at mcom.com)]

Kent Borg wrote:
> On 8/26/20 1:47 PM, epp at mcom.com wrote:
>> (re-posting for clarification)
>
> I'm still confused.
>
> You talk about logging in, logging out, "rebooting after a kernel 
> upgrade", and "turn on the system the next day".
>
> I admit I don't have any good guesses as to why these icons are 
> appearing or disappearing, but I'm really confused as to when you see 
> them and when you don't.
>
> For example, what does "turn on the system" mean? I didn't see 
> anything about your shutting it down. How did it get off?
>
> You say "rebooting after a kernel upgrade", does the kernel upgrade 
> have anything to do with it? What happens if you reboot when you don't 
> have a kernel upgrade?
>
> What
>
> -kb

Apologies for any confusion.

After powering on the system for the first time each day, I login and 
the MATE desktop appears. The three referenced system icons appear on 
the desktop, but only during the first MATE session daily.

If I then log out of MATE, or reboot the computer for any reason (kernel 
upgrade or otherwise), then log back into MATE a second time or 
additional times - the same day, those three icons are gone.

The next day, the system is powered on, login into MATE and those three 
icons are back.