Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dbus
After running an upgrade on Ubuntu 10.04, I had several problems: -Sound stopped working -I could not access gnome-volume-manager or change the volume -I could not start users-admin -When starting amarok, it told me that some devices were missing and asked if I wanted to forget about them permanently -Shutdown and restart buttons in Gnome only logged me out -Shutdown and restart buttons on the login screen did nothing ============ Error message when trying to run pulseaudio: E: module-console-kit.c: GetSessionsForUnixUser() call failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success Error message when trying to run users-admin: There was an unknown error communicating with the backends: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper ============ More info: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1719380 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-tools-backends/+bug/574078 ============ Workaround: sudo chmod o+x /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper Note: Might be dangerous. ============ $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Release: 10.04 ============ $ apt-cache policy dbus dbus: Instalita: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 Candidate: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 Version table: *** 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages 1.2.16-2ubuntu4 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages ============ $ grep messagebus /etc/passwd messagebus:x:102:107::/var/run/dbus:/bin/false $ grep messagebus /etc/group messagebus:x:106: ** Affects: dbus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Binary package hint: dbus After running an upgrade on Ubuntu 10.04, I had several problems: -Sound stopped working -I could not access gnome-volume-manager or change the volume -I could not start users-admin -When starting amarok, it told me that some devices were missing and asked if I wanted to forget about them permanently -Shutdown and restart buttons in Gnome only logged me out -Shutdown and restart buttons on the login screen did nothing ============ Error message when trying to run pulseaudio: E: module-console-kit.c: GetSessionsForUnixUser() call failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success Error message when trying to run users-admin: There was an unknown error communicating with the backends: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper ============ More info: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1719380 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-tools-backends/+bug/574078 ============ Workaround: sudo chmod o+x /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper Note: Might be dangerous. ============ $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Release: 10.04 ============ $ apt-cache policy dbus dbus: - Instalita: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 - Candidate: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 - Version table: - *** 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 0 - 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1 0 - 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages - 1.2.16-2ubuntu4 0 - 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages + Instalita: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 + Candidate: 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 + Version table: + *** 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2 0 + 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1 0 + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages + 1.2.16-2ubuntu4 0 + 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages ============ + $ grep messagebus /etc/passwd + messagebus:x:102:107::/var/run/dbus:/bin/false + $ grep messagebus /etc/group + messagebus:x:106: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750468 Title: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
