Apparently all the settings that failed to be set fail for the same reason:
$ grep Authenti *log application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:00:28,048 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "IncomingCallSound" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.Sound" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(QString, "/usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/ringtones/Marimbach.ogg") : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:00:29,322 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "IncomingCallSound" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.Sound" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(QString, "/usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/ringtones/Latin.ogg") : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:01:10,581 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "StatsWelcomeScreen" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.SecurityPrivacy" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(bool, false) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:01:13,693 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "StatsWelcomeScreen" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.SecurityPrivacy" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(bool, false) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:01:27,543 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "IncomingCallSound" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.Sound" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(QString, "/usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/ringtones/Latin.ogg") : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:04:09,280 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "IncomingCallVibrate" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.Sound" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(bool, false) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 12:08:03,806 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "StatsWelcomeScreen" on interface "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.SecurityPrivacy" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(bool, false) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 13:07:07,883 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "PasswordDisplayHint" on interface "com.ubuntu.AccountsService.SecurityPrivacy" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(int, 1) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 13:07:12,741 - WARNING - Could not set AccountsService property "PasswordDisplayHint" on interface "com.ubuntu.AccountsService.SecurityPrivacy" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(int, 1) : "Authentication is required" application-legacy-ubuntu-system-settings-.log:2015-11-19 13:15:57,571 - WARNING - Could not call AccountsService method "SetBackgroundFile" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" with argument QVariant(QString, "/var/lib/lightdm-data/phablet/ubuntu-system-settings/Pictures/image20151119_131408607.jpg") : "Authentication is required" ** Description changed: current build number: 352 device name: mako channel: ubuntu-touch/devel-proposed/ubuntu In system-settings, go to Sound settings, change the ringtone or vibration settings, go back, then re-open the sound panel, the settings are reverted. + + Several settings are affected and fail to be set with this warning in + system-settings' log file: + + Could not set AccountsService property "XXX" on interface + "com.ubuntu.touch.AccountsService.XXX" for object + "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User32011" to QVariant(QString, "some value + here") : "Authentication is required" ** Summary changed: - devel-proposed - Sound settings are not preserved + devel-proposed - Several settings are not preserved in system-settings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517868 Title: devel-proposed - Several settings are not preserved in system-settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1517868/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
