I can confirm this! I am running a clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 64bit classic desktop, with all updates (31.8.2011). After adding a program to the Startup Applications everything looks good. After the first restart the set program starts up automatically as expected. But after that the ~/config/autostart folder is empty and on the second restart the set program does not start up anymore.
In my case ~/.config/autostart folder was already owned by the username:username and the permissions were: drwx------. I changed the permissions to Drwxrwxrwx, but no effect. As a background, I am building a information Kiosk, so the Ubuntu is set to login automatically and the program I am trying to automatically launch at the startup is Chromium Browser. The command I'm using in Startup Applications is: "/usr/bin/chromium-browser --kiosk http://www.amusa.fi/ruutu/etela-karjala"; WORKAROUND ================ To stop the Startup Application setting from disappearing I used the following procedure. This is not a fix, but I am able to live with this workaround: 1. Set the Startup Application normally [in my case chromium-browser] 2. Set the permissions of ~/.config/autostart folder to: dr-xr-xr-x (chmod 555 autostart) 3. Set the permissions of ~/.config/autostart/chromium-browser.desktop to : -r--r--r-- (chmod 444 filename) [chromium-browser.desktop is the startup settings file the application I want to startup] This workaround seems to work for me. Naturally I'm now unable to add more Startup Applications... -Jukka- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523796 Title: Startup list does not save changes randomly Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-session Hi, gnome-session-properties sometimes fails saving changes in the Startup list. As example, when adding a new launcher it does not save changes, or the added application then fails to start with Ubuntu. One has to try twice, three or more times or has to re-edit the new launcher (even with the same info or parameters) for finally getting it to go the correct way the next login. Or, then, if one unchecks the box for some application not starting automatically when Ubuntu does... it does not save the change and the next time one opens the Startup list the box of such application continues checked. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Feb 18 14:13:20 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-session InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: gnome-session-bin 2.28.0-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic SourcePackage: gnome-session Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/523796/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
