[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 146946 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146946 Yeah, it definitely seems that way. We should try to get this change into backports, at least. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 146946 [gutsy] Gnome settings daemon randomly does not work -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
As suggested by Nick and several others, I've installed dbus-x11. It may be awhile before I know if this fixes my symptom reported above, but it looks like there is a bug in the package dependency declarations anyway. When the dbus package was split into dbus and dbus-x11, some other packages (gnome-session seems like a likely candidate) should have had their depends-on link to the dbus package changed to the dbus-x11 package, but didn't. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I've not been getting problems about this for months, and now I just discovered I have the dbus-x11 package installed, so that package seems to fix the issue. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Just to clarify, that's dbus-x11 with a lowercase x. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Paul, I had a very similar error message. As suggested by Henriël Veldtmann in bug #146946, installing the dbus-X11 package _in addition to_ the dbus package fixed the error. It seems like there's a missing dependency with one of the Gnome packages (gnome-session, from what I can tell, is the best choice). Try installing dbus-X11 and see if that fixes it. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I also on login (to Gnome) sometimes get messages about not being able to contact the dbus service, appearing on screen and in various log files. Usually if I logout and login again, all looks normal on second login. Sure looks like there is insufficient synchronization of the things that run during Gnome session startup. Question: the comments on the packages dbus and dbus-x11 imply that both should be installed to use dbus with x11, but the dependencies say I can install one or the other but not both. I have never directly installed either one, but on my system here dbus is installed and dbus-x11 is not installed. A comment above mentions installing dbus-x11. Which dbus packages SHOULD I have installed to run a normal Gnome / Ubuntu Gutsy desktop? logfile excerpts follow... /var/log/user.log: Feb 19 09:12:21 wolf gnome-power-manager: (paul) This program cannot start until you start the dbus session service. This is usually started automatically in X or gnome startup when you start a new session. .xsession-errors: Starting gtk-window-decorator libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-rBO43T6etz: Connection refused libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-rBO43T6etz: Connection refused ** Message: Not starting remote desktop server Tracker version 0.6.3 Copyright (c) 2005-2007 by Jamie McCracken ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) This program is free software and comes without any warranty. It is licensed under version 2 or later of the General Public License which can be viewed at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt Initialising tracker... Could not set idle IO priority...attempting best effort 7 priority Throttle level is 0 libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-rBO43T6etz: Connection refused system-config-printer-applet: unable to initialize pynotify system-config-printer-applet: failed to connect to session D-Bus ERROR: tracker_dbus_init() could not get the session bus DBUS ERROR: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer occurred with message Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-rBO43T6etz: Connection refused process 6021: arguments to dbus_connection_register_object_path() were incorrect, assertion "connection != NULL" failed in file dbus-connection.c line 5280. This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library. evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 53255 1203483600 1203430345 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 2008 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Tue Feb 19 09:12:25 2008 libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-rBO43T6etz: Connection refused Initializing gnome-mount extension -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
the errors there look like indeed dbus not starting correctly -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Sebastian, please see my comment on bug #146946. After applying the fix proposed by Henriël Veldtmann (installing dbus-X11), the problem so far hasn't reappeared. Perhaps it is, indeed, a dbus issue? -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
The same thing just happened to me. Gutsy has been running without a hitch since updating in October. Running on a dual-boot machine. Today's scenario: Ubuntu running without any problems Restarted computer using icon in upper right-hand corner Started XP-Pro SP2 through Grub Logged into XP Updated window$ using toolbar icon Restarted computer Logged into XP Installed Google Sketchup Ran & played with Sketchup (they need to port this to Linux ASAP) Rebooted computer Started Ubuntu via Grub Logged into Ubuntu Error box: "There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemonlast error message was: Did not receive a reply..." Restarted computer Same thing happened. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I seem to have exactly the same problem. It used to occur sporadically, now I get it on almost every log-in. Logging out and in again sometimes fixes it. This also effects the keyboard layout settings, and they can't be changed back. By now I know where all the keys are on the US layout, but it's still mildly annoying. I see this is a 'new' bug, but I've already had this on Edgy. It only recently started to happen frequently. Adding the sleep section to dbus seems to help. I will report back if it happens again. The error message in Gnome is: "There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly. The last error message was: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in." -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I saw this start just after I installed the sound suite.
The workaround I have is that I added the line "sleep 10s" to
/etc/init.d/dbus, as follows:
start_it_up()
{
if [ ! -d $PIDDIR ]; then
mkdir -p $PIDDIR
chown $DAEMONUSER $PIDDIR
chgrp $DAEMONUSER $PIDDIR
fi
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
PIDDIR=/proc/$(cat $PIDFILE)
if [ -d ${PIDDIR} -a "$(readlink -f ${PIDDIR}/exe)" = "${DAEMON}" ]; then
log_success_msg "$DESC already started; not starting."
return
else
log_success_msg "Removing stale PID file $PIDFILE."
rm -f $PIDFILE
fi
fi
create_machineid
log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
--user $DAEMONUSER --exec $DAEMON -- --system $PARAMS
log_end_msg $?
if [ -d $EVENTDIR ]; then
run-parts --arg=start $EVENTDIR || true
fi
dependent_services start
# Added to work around gnome startup inability to talk
# Wait long enough before moving forward that everything has stabilized a bit
# so the system is not so busy when gnome startup tries to talk to gdm.
sleep 10s
# End addition
}
--
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[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I see this problem occurring sporadically, too. Symptoms as described above, but no autologin configured. Logging off and on again usually solves the problem, however this is really annoying. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I boot my system normally, but have auto-login enabled in gdm, and some application that increases disk-load a lot, loaded with the session. I think this can cause delays starting gconfd, or creating sockets, so that nautilus does not find the socket at login, and gconf starts later. However, I don't have any means to certainly reproduce. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Could you describe an easy way to trigger the issue? ** Changed in: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
It is not working now, just it happens every now and then. And I've seen this happen on other people's computers. It's not a local issue. I recognize this when I see a little "man" and a door in place of the red "exit" button in the upper right corner of the gnome desktop. Usually, logging out and in makes it work, but it will not make new users feel all right. Once, it also happened that logging out and in or rebooting didn't help. Then, I had to remove files in /tmp. But the bug I am reporting is about something happening at log in, so that gnome says there is no gconfd, even though gconfd, dbus and friends are running (I reported output of "ps aux"). Hope this clarifies the issue. ** Changed in: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
looks rather a local issue with dbus than a bug, closing since that's not really a gconf bug and is working now, feel free to reopen if you disagree though ** Changed in: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
See also this question, which seems to state that the bug also happens on livecd: https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/4499 -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I had to remove files in /tmp to recover my settings. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Rebooting didn't help, I am not able to restore my settings anymore. If I open the gnome theme manager, I can see that settings are correct there, just they aren't being used. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
It happened again now. I attach a new .xsession-errors, and output from "ps aux" ** Attachment added: "ps_aux.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9349231/ps_aux.log -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
** Attachment added: ".xsession-errors" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9349244/.xsession-errors -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.According to the xsession-errors it seems that you don't have a dbus service running or it's broken, may you check if it's running? ** Changed in: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: New => Incomplete -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 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
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
I can add that, just logging out and then back in, everything works fine. Notice that at bootup system is really slowed down because gdm autologin happens while other daemons are starting in background, so there is high disk load at my first login. -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
** Attachment added: "syslog" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9269696/syslog ** Changed in: gconf2 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => gconf2 -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
** Attachment added: "syslog" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9269695/syslog -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 139368] Re: [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded
** Attachment added: "xsession-errors" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9269689/.xsession-errors -- [gutsy] gconfd starts with session, but apps say that gconfd can't be contacted and user settings are not loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gconf2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
