Bug#481030: gnome-settings-daemon: 'failed to start' error messages at login after apt-get dist-upgrade

[Stefano]

Package: gnome-settings-daemon
Version: 2.24.1-3
Severity: normal

I have this bug since the dist-upgrade I did yesterday.

The error given 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."




-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (200,
'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon depends on:
ii  gconf2                        2.26.2-1   GNOME configuration
database syste
ii  libc6                         2.9-12     GNU C Library: Shared
libraries
ii  libcairo2                     1.8.6-2+b1 The Cairo 2D vector
graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3                   1.2.16-2   simple interprocess
messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2              0.80-4     simple interprocess
messaging syst
ii  libesd0                       0.2.41-5   Enlightened Sound Daemon -
Shared 
ii  libfontconfig1                2.6.0-4    generic font configuration
library
ii  libgconf2-4                   2.26.2-1   GNOME configuration
database syste
ii  libglade2-0                   1:2.6.4-1  library to load .glade
files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.20.1-2   The GLib library of C
routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2-11         2.26.1-1   Utility library for
loading .deskt
ii  libgnome2-0                   2.26.0-1   The GNOME library - runtime
files
ii  libgnomekbd3                  2.26.0-1   GNOME library to manage
keyboard c
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10 0.10.23-3  GStreamer libraries from
the "base
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0            0.10.23-2  Core GStreamer libraries
and eleme
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.16.1-2   The GTK+ graphical user
interface 
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2.1 0.4.5-1    sends desktop notifications
to a n
ii  libx11-6                      2:1.2.1-1  X11 client-side library
ii  libxi6                        2:1.1.4-1  X11 Input extension library
ii  libxklavier12                 3.9-1      X Keyboard Extension
high-level AP
ii  libxxf86misc1                 1:1.0.1-3  X11 XFree86 miscellaneous
extensio

gnome-settings-daemon recommends no packages.

Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon suggests:
ii  gnome-screensaver             2.26.1-1   GNOME screen saver and
locker
ii  metacity [x-window-manager]   1:2.26.0-3 lightweight GTK+ window
manager
ii  twm [x-window-manager]        1:1.0.4-2  Tab window manager
ii  x11-xserver-utils             7.4+2      X server utilities

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