[SOLVED] Startup applications fail to start

[ivanhelguera]

I have a problem in my Ubuntu box. The applications defined in "Startup applications" fail to start.
On another user's account, everything works fine. I think that's some configuration problem. Where are the data of of the startup applications stored? (i suppose it's .xx file that I could just delete to restore defaults)
IH

[devils casper]

Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
Which application is not starting up?

System - Preferences - Startup Applications -- Select Application which is not starting up and click in Edit button. Post the command listed in its Command text box.

[Rubberman]

If it works for one user, and another with the same list of applications is failing, then the problem is probably in file/directory permissions. Without more information, this is as specific as I can be.

[ivanhelguera]

I'm using 9.04. What other info could be helpful?
No application from the list starts, including the Network Manager (which was the thing that made me realise there is a problem).

[devils casper]

I'm using 9.04. What other info could be helpful?

Post command listed in command box of any startup application.

Attach or paste contents of ~/.xsession-errors file here.

[Rubberman]

You wouldn't be running SELinux by any chance, would you?

[ivanhelguera]

Post command listed in command box of any startup application.

Attach or paste contents of ~/.xsession-errors file here.

Apologies for the delay - I also had internet problems.

.xsession-errors

(gnome-settings-daemon:1442): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed

(gnome-settings-daemon:1442): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity 
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/bozenna/.config/metacity/sessions/104628a0fe530bf03c126788693
549743400000013930001.ms: Failed to open file '/home/bozenna/.config/metacity/sessions/104628a0fe530bf03c12678869354974340000
0013930001.ms': No such file or directory

(nautilus:1480): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 0.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Initialized Panel Applet Signaler.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 1.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 2.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 3.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 4.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 5.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 6.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 7.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 8.

(gnome-panel:1474): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -3 and height 24
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 9.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 10.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 11.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 12.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 13.

** (nautilus:1480): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'UploadFinished'

** (nautilus:1480): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'DownloadFinished'

** (nautilus:1480): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'ShareCreateError'
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Initializing nautilus-dropbox 0.6.1
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 14.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 15.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 16.

(gnome-panel:1474): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or wi
ndow
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 17.
** (gnome-panel:1474): DEBUG: Adding applet 18.
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot 
open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory
Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.


(firefox:1560): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

(gnome-appearance-properties:1584): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
** (nm-applet:1614): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb
** (nm-applet:1614): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb

[ivanhelguera]

You wouldn't be running SELinux by any chance, would you?

I do not think so, unless the switched on with no reason. It's a leptop I set up for my family, and no one would do those kind of things.

[ivanhelguera]

SOLVED!
that was really simple, though annoying.
there's autologin on, and someone had to accidentally switch session to 'Failsafe GNOME'.
There's no info about the failsafe mode being on whatsoever. I think I'll file it as a bug, cause it's a really difficult thing. My parents decided to buy a new computer (a secondhand 2core dell d620). Well, and I'll get back my old tpad t42 on which the problem appeared. That's what you call a win-win situation. It really IS a cool machine. I'm thinking about giving an xfce debian a try on it, though.
Thanks everyone for help!