Just happened to me while I was editing menu.lst using gksudo gedit....Found something odd in my syslog.
Aug 9 17:02:31 linux sensord: Sensor alarm: Chip it8718-isa-0290: in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) [ALARM] Aug 9 17:03:01 linux pulseaudio[6427]: protocol-esound.c: kicked client with invalid authorization key. Aug 9 17:03:17 linux last message repeated 4 times Aug 10 00:03:31 linux sensord: Sensor alarm: Chip it8718-isa-0290: in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) [ALARM] Aug 10 00:04:31 linux sensord: Sensor alarm: Chip it8718-isa-0290: in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) [ALARM] Aug 9 17:05:31 linux sensord: Sensor alarm: Chip it8718-isa-0290: in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) [ALARM] Aug 9 17:06:31 linux sensord: Sensor alarm: Chip it8718-isa-0290: in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) [ALARM] Aug 9 17:06:57 linux pulseaudio[6427]: protocol-esound.c: kicked client with invalid authorization key. Notice the time in the centre---not sure why that happened--that was exactly the time when my icons started to go generic....I had a root terminal window open when it happened & cd'd to / & did a quick chmod 755 & all my icons came back... -- copy as root trashes my install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250021 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
