could you try to run gnome-settings-daemon --no-daemon --debug and get a log when it's breaking?
-- sometimes gnome-settings-daemon fails to start after login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312501 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
