.ICEauthority and a few other files in the Home folder were owned by root. I did not see the problem lately. It can be solved, if it reappears, by changing the owner of everything in the Home folder to the user: sudo chown user:user -R ~/*
2011/4/28 bugbot <673...@bugs.launchpad.net> > ** Summary changed: > > - 'Cannot update ICEauthority' message on login > + [gm45] 'Cannot update ICEauthority' message on login > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673431 > > Title: > [gm45] 'Cannot update ICEauthority' message on login > > Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: xorg > > The message used to appear in older versions of Ubuntu as well > after unmarking / removing some services from System - Preferences - > Startup Applications > or after installing or uninstalling some applications, I'm not sure which. > Maybe you can figure out from the logs attached here. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > DRM.card0.DisplayPort.1: > status: disconnected > enabled: disabled > dpms: On > modes: > edid-base64: > DRM.card0.LVDS.1: > status: connected > enabled: enabled > dpms: On > modes: 1280x800 > edid-base64: > AP///////wAGr3SBAAAAAAEQAQOAIRV4Chz1l1hQjicnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBxxsAoFAgFzAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTU0RVcwOCBWMSAKAEM= > DRM.card0.VGA.1: > status: disconnected > enabled: disabled > dpms: On > modes: > edid-base64: > Date: Wed Nov 10 12:05:56 2010 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101007) > MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L300 > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic > root=UUID=202e399d-bc1e-4a61-9958-90a0d3493b48 ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: xorg > Symptom: display > dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2008 > dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE > dmi.bios.version: 1.60 > dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag > dmi.board.name: Portable PC > dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA > dmi.board.version: Base Board Version > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer > dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr1.60:bd12/23/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL300:pvrPSLBGE-00T00FR3:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: > dmi.product.name: Satellite L300 > dmi.product.version: PSLBGE-00T00FR3 > dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA > glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > system: > distro: Ubuntu > codename: maverick > architecture: x86_64 > kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic > > [lspci] > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 > Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if > 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff67] > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/673431/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673431 Title: [gm45] 'Cannot update ICEauthority' message on login -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs