Hi, Indeed a local copy in .config/autostart would be higher priority than our override in /usr/share/upstart/xdg and would explain what you saw.
Closing the bug report. ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181312 Title: Race to start gnome-settings-daemon in upstart user session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1181312/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs