I believe this bug has been fixed upstream. Would it be possible to get this patch merged into the Ubuntu package?: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/?id=76dab07
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #764896 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=764896 ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=764896 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- 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/1584457 Title: gsd-backlight-helper spamming the logs since upate to 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1584457/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs