I had this message about an old log file that no longer existed. Running 'gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/gnome-system-log' fixed the issue.
gnome-system-log - Version 2.32.0 on Natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318689 Title: gnome-system-log attempts to open bogus/inexistent logfiles -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
