Possibly integration problem of Btrfs & LVM I just check on another laptop (ACER, other is 'Schenker'). It's the same reproducable bug, that you cannot open folders directly form desktop when you have nautilus added to 'Startup Applications'.
I may have a clue: These 18.10-installations are on Btrfs and the buggy 18.04 was on LVM file system. In the attached journal you will find the error in between and at the end when I tried to open a desktop folder: `Φεβ 01 18:54:55 drstoop-opc nautilus[2041]: can't init metadata tree /home/drstoop/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home: open: Permission denied` gvgs-metadata of these file systems require root permissions. So this bug may be a integration lack of Btrfs and LVM. ** Attachment added: "journal log of buggy session with ACER-laptop" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1814140/+attachment/5235115/+files/jounral_all_ACER.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814140 Title: Folders on `Desktop` cannot be opened when nautilus is launched from `Startup Applications` Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I experience already with 18.04, and now with the newly installed 18.10, that at some point all folders on the Desktop couldn't be opened anymore. One needs either open it from a regular nautilus window, or needs to kill & relaunch nautilus-desktop. I don't understand why but I finally found the trigger for the bug: It only occurs when nautilus is launched during boot by `Startup Applications` (so you have a open file manager window waiting already for you when you boot). If I remove the nautilus boot-launch from `Startup Applications` the folders can be opened again directly form the Desktop. Please find the `/var/syslog` of Ub18.04 and Ub18.10 which I got right after trying to open a folder: ```sh # Ubuntu 18.04 /var/syslog Jan 16 17:59:51 drstoop-pc kernel: [ 657.870793] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp112s0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:71:54:33:0a:b0:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=36 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=0 DF PROTO=2 Jan 16 18:00:33 drstoop-pc signal-desktop.desktop[4016]: {"name":"log","hostname":"drstoop-pc","pid":4016,"level":30,"msg":"Sending a keepalive message","time":"2019-01-16T16:00:33.885Z","v":0} Jan 16 18:00:34 drstoop-pc nautilus-deskto[4026]: cannot open folder on desktop, freedesktop bus not ready # Ubuntu 18.10 /var/syslog Jan 31 18:26:40 drstoop-pc systemd[1]: Started Cleanup of Temporary Directories. Jan 31 18:26:43 drstoop-pc usbmuxd[1076]: [18:26:43.402][1] config_get_device_record: failed to read '/var/lib/lockdown/719aba6e85c2a014e186e582e274284be21acc5c.plist': No such file or directory Jan 31 18:26:48 drstoop-pc usbmuxd[1076]: [18:26:48.403][1] config_get_device_record: failed to read '/var/lib/lockdown/719aba6e85c2a014e186e582e274284be21acc5c.plist': No such file or directory Jan 31 18:26:53 drstoop-pc usbmuxd[1076]: [18:26:53.407][1] config_get_device_record: failed to read '/var/lib/lockdown/719aba6e85c2a014e186e582e274284be21acc5c.plist': No such file or directory Jan 31 18:26:58 drstoop-pc usbmuxd[1076]: [18:26:58.398][1] config_get_device_record: failed to read '/var/lib/lockdown/719aba6e85c2a014e186e582e274284be21acc5c.plist': No such file or directory Jan 31 18:27:03 drstoop-pc usbmuxd[1076]: [18:27:03.403][1] config_get_device_record: failed to read '/var/lib/lockdown/719aba6e85c2a014e186e582e274284be21acc5c.plist': No such file or directory ``` Thx & cheers! Max ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.26.4-0ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jan 31 18:36:24 2019 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'254' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'969x364+119+1112'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-26 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1814140/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
