Apple device: Device is in use by another application

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Issue

  • Device is in use by another application
  • When connecting an iPad/iPhone running iOS 7 to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, there is a permissions' prompt asking whether to “trust this computer”. When you click "Trust" the same prompts are shown again repeatedly.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • iOS 7

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