[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1635310] Re: privacy settings not saved
This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635310 Title: privacy settings not saved Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: steps to reproduce; 1) open gnome-control-center 2) click on privacy 3) screen lock 4) click on 'on' (to turn off) error message in the console: (gnome-control-center:25678): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program ca.desrt.dconf: No such file or directory switch bounces back to 'on' You can change 'Lock screen after blank for' (screen turns off) ...but it seems to have no effect, and if you exit back to main control centre menu and go back to privacy it's re set to (screen turns off). similarly Show Notifications bounces back to default 'on' once clicked, as does 'recently used' and dropdowns 'retain history' in usage & history also go back to default 'forever' once you go back to them. tl;dr privacy settings don't actually do anything This did not seem to be the case in Ubuntu xenial ( 16.04 ), but has been so since upgrade to ubuntu yakkety ( 16.10 ). gnome-control-center: 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 dconf-service: 0.26.0-2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 20 11:02:11 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (833 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-16 (3 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1635310/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1635310] Re: privacy settings not saved
It no longer does this as of at least bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635310 Title: privacy settings not saved Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: steps to reproduce; 1) open gnome-control-center 2) click on privacy 3) screen lock 4) click on 'on' (to turn off) error message in the console: (gnome-control-center:25678): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program ca.desrt.dconf: No such file or directory switch bounces back to 'on' You can change 'Lock screen after blank for' (screen turns off) ...but it seems to have no effect, and if you exit back to main control centre menu and go back to privacy it's re set to (screen turns off). similarly Show Notifications bounces back to default 'on' once clicked, as does 'recently used' and dropdowns 'retain history' in usage & history also go back to default 'forever' once you go back to them. tl;dr privacy settings don't actually do anything This did not seem to be the case in Ubuntu xenial ( 16.04 ), but has been so since upgrade to ubuntu yakkety ( 16.10 ). gnome-control-center: 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 dconf-service: 0.26.0-2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 20 11:02:11 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (833 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-16 (3 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1635310/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1635310] Re: privacy settings not saved
Could you give the output of the "debsums dconf-service" command? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635310 Title: privacy settings not saved Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: steps to reproduce; 1) open gnome-control-center 2) click on privacy 3) screen lock 4) click on 'on' (to turn off) error message in the console: (gnome-control-center:25678): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program ca.desrt.dconf: No such file or directory switch bounces back to 'on' You can change 'Lock screen after blank for' (screen turns off) ...but it seems to have no effect, and if you exit back to main control centre menu and go back to privacy it's re set to (screen turns off). similarly Show Notifications bounces back to default 'on' once clicked, as does 'recently used' and dropdowns 'retain history' in usage & history also go back to default 'forever' once you go back to them. tl;dr privacy settings don't actually do anything This did not seem to be the case in Ubuntu xenial ( 16.04 ), but has been so since upgrade to ubuntu yakkety ( 16.10 ). gnome-control-center: 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 dconf-service: 0.26.0-2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.20.1-2ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 20 11:02:11 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (833 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-16 (3 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1635310/+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