Package: dbus Version: 1.2.16-2 When eg. NetworkManager is not running, we get an error telling about no .service files providing the service. So the natural investigation way would be to find why we do not have such a file - whereas the real problem is only that the service is not currently running, and running it solves the problem, without an apparent .service file being added, and stopping it reinstate the error message.
Shouldn't the message read "The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager is not registered on the (system|session) bus" instead ? $ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll string:org.freedesktop.NetworkManager Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files # /etc/init.d/network-manager start Starting network connection manager: NetworkManager. $ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll string:org.freedesktop.NetworkManager method return sender=:1.45 -> dest=:1.48 reply_serial=2 [...] # /etc/init.d/network-manager stop Stopping network connection manager: NetworkManager. $ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll string:org.freedesktop.NetworkManager Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org