Had this exact problem. My dbus daemon wasn't exporting the $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS env var. You can test if this is your problem by checking:
echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS If it's blank, this is your problem! See this comment for the fix: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/207157/comments/6 -- nautilus "connect to server" dialog empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239551 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
