I found a kludgy workaround, which I'll attach here as a patch. I just
commented out the lines where wicd-daemon.py tries to backup
resolv.conf. This fixes the dbus errors and lets wicd startup normally.
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i cant explain really but i messed around with sysv-rc-conf. before
wireless would on light up on my gateway after login causing the dbus
error. now everyone works fine. go into sysv-rc-conf and change the wicd
settings. but find someone who knows more about sysv-rc-conf
to install sudo apt-get
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Problem has not reoccurred on subsequent reboots, so considering it a
low priority / one off issue. The laptop in question boots straight into
a user = possible race condition (wicd trying to access a part of the
system not yet available so soon after boot?)
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To override, the workaround was to log in as an admin user and give
password to wicd when asked for it.
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** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35468699/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35468726/XsessionErrors.txt
** Also affects: wicd
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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