I get dbus source, and configure it with "--enable-verbose-mode".
After logging in as root: # start dbus DBUS_VERBOSE=1 start: Job failed to start And with "ps -A", no dbus related process can be found. # DBUS_VERBOSE=1 dbus-launch 1450: === Parent dbus-launch continues 1450: Waiting for babysitter's intermediate parent : Calling exec() 1452: Allocated slot 0 on allocator 0x8cb4d4 total 1 slots allocated 1 used 1451: === Babysitter's intermed1452: Read 12 bytes from /debabysittin1452: file fd 3 opened 1452: No cache for UID 0 1452: Loaded value 1000000000 for limit max_incoming_bytes 1452: Loaded value 1000000000 for limit max_outgoing_bytes 1452: Loaded value 1000000000 for limit max_message_size 1452: Loaded value 120000 for limit service_start_timeout 1452: Loaded value 240000 for limit auth_timeout 1452: Loaded value 100000 for limit max_completed_connections 1452: Loaded value 10000 for limit max_incomplete_connections 1452: Loaded value 100000 for limit max_connections_per_user 1452: Loaded value 10000 for limit max_pending_service_starts 1452: Loaded value 50000 for limit max_names_per_connection 1452: Loaded value 50000 for limit max_match_rules_per_connection 1452: Loaded value 50000 for limit max_replies_per_connection 1452: /dev/urandom fd 3 opened 1452: Read 10 bytes from /dev/urandom 1452: listening on unix socket /tmp/dbus-uFhvyLc95I abstract=1 1452: socket fd 3 opened 1452: /dev/urandom fd 5 opened 1452: Read 12 bytes from /dev/urandom 1452: Initialized server on address unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-uFhvyLc95I,guid=c88810880d55f07885ea38214adae44b 1452: Adding a read watch on fd 3 using newly-set add watch function 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.ayatana.indicator.messages" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gtk.vfs.Daemon" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.Vino" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.SettingsDaemon" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.openobex" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.Rhythmbox" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Client.Empathy" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.Tomboy" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gtk.vfs.Metadata" to list of services 1453: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Notifications" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "com.ubuntuone.SyncDaemon" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.ayatana.indicator.users" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.ayatana.indicator.status" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "com.ubuntu.DeviceDriver" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.ConnectionManager.salut" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.seahorse" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.ayatana.indicator.session" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.ConnectionManager.gabble" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.MissionControl5" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.ConnectionManager.butterfly" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gtk.Private.GduVolumeMonitor" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.ConnectionManager.idle" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.PowerManager" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "com.ubuntuone.Authentication" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.GnomeVFS.Daemon" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.keyring" to list of services 1452: Skipping non-.service file org.freedesktop.Notifications.service.notify-osd 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.Empathy.StreamTubeHandler.rfb" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.ConnectionManager.haze" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.openobex.client" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gnome.GConf" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.gtk.Private.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor" to list of services 1452: file fd 7 opened 1452: Added "org.desktopcouch.CouchDB" to list of services 1452: Failed to open directory /root/.local/share/dbus-1/services: Failed to read directory "/root/.local/share/dbus-1/services": No such file or directory 1452: Allocated slot 0 on allocator 0x8cb48c total 1 slots allocated 1 used 1452: Forking and becoming daemon 1452: Becoming a daemon... 1452: chdir to / 1452: forking... 1452: No pid file requested 1452: writing our pid to pipe 4 1452: parent exiting 1450: Reading address from bus 1450: Reading PID from daemon DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-uFhvyLc95I,guid=c88810880d55f07885ea38214adae44b DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID=1454 1450: dbus-launch exiting And a "dbus-daemon" process can be found with "ps -A". It looks that, dbus is not invoked by startup. -- dbus pre-start fails on system start up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446971 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