Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "fast-user-switch-applet"

[kylea]

2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic

Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04 - 64 Bit

getting this error in syslog during boot up

x-session-manager[3974]: WARNING: Could not launch application '108beaad14451aa8f124096383556029200000038490028.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "fast-user-switch-applet" (No such file or directory).

No idea why - every thing seems to work ok as far as I can tell

[jtholmes (jtholmes)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

I noticed that you were using the RC version of Ubuntu, which was several days
prior to the final release.

Would you please apply upgrades available and see if you still have the
message in syslog and report back here.

[Michael Pätzold (paetzold-michael)]

Hi,

I also face this problem from time to time. In my case three applets are affected:
- fast user switch applet,
- mixer applet and
- sensors applet

I don't believe that it has something to do with 9.04 only. I had this problem, too, in the last days I had 8.10. Somehow the occurrence rate increased after the upgrade.

As it only occurs from time to time, the workaround at the moment is to re-login.

Please tell me how I may help fixing the problem.

Best regards,
Michael

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

not a bug in X.

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage , so I have classified this bug as a bug in fast-user-switch-applet package.

[NoOp (glgxg)]

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
Codename: karmic
 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Also getting this error. Note, I have the fast-user-switch applet removed from the panel.

(gnome-settings-daemon:2509): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
Unable to find a synaptics device.
** (gnome-panel:2538): DEBUG: Adding applet 0.
** (gnome-panel:2538): DEBUG: Initialized Panel Applet Signaler.
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
gnome-session[2430]: WARNING: Could not launch application '105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "fast-user-switch-applet" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2430]: WARNING: Could not launch application '105a32877476102294124632108240666600000036240033.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "evolution-exchange-storage" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2430]: WARNING: Could not launch application '105a32877476102294124632102459806300000036240017.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/evolution/2.26/evolution-alarm-notify" (No such file or directory)

$ locate 105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035.desktop
/home/gg2xp/.config/gnome-session/saved-session/105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035.desktop

That session is from June 2009.
-rw-r--r-- 1 gg2xp gg2xp 426 2009-06-29 17:21 105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035.desktop
as are the others providing warnings.

$ cat 105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=fast-user-switch-applet
Comment=Client 105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035 which was automatically saved
Icon=system-run
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
X-GNOME-Autostart-startup-id=105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035
Exec=fast-user-switch-applet --sm-config-prefix /fast-user-switch-applet-xlydnb/ --sm-client-id 105a32877476102294124632124083842400000036240035 --screen 0

[Terry Dow (terrydowcc)]

I'm also getting this error on Lucid

xsession-errors, below.

/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-l4fo4i
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-l4fo4i
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-l4fo4i
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-l4fo4i/ssh
gnome-session[1579]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10331acf3baa216e2129288350344912200000011790030.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "evolution-exchange-storage" (No such file or directory)

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1663): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1663): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

(gnome-power-manager:1648): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.24.1/gobject/gsignal.c:2273: signal `proxy-status' is invalid for instance `0x82ca010'
Unable to find a synaptics device.
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

** (mail-notification:1659): WARNING **: Invalid borders specified for theme pixmap:
        /home/terrymon/.themes/Mac4Lin_GTK_Aqua_v1.0/gtk-2.0/Shadows/shadow-out.png,
borders don't fit within the image
Using /home/terrymon/.wbar config file.
Conky: desktop window (260005e) is subwindow of root window (63)
Conky: window type - override
Conky: drawing to created window (0x4400001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
Using a Super Bar.
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 22403 1293253200 1293230797
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 22403 1293253200 1293230797
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Sat Dec 25 00:00:00 2010

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Fri Dec 24 17:46:37 2010

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Sat Dec 25 00:00:00 2010

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Fri Dec 24 17:46:37 2010

(evolution-alarm-notify:1776): evolution-alarm-notify-WARNING **: Could not create the alarm notify service factory, maybe it's already running...
** (update-notifier:1823): DEBUG: Skipping reboot required
[1837:1850:306873743:ERROR:net/disk_cache/backend_impl.cc(1166)] Critical error found -8
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.

(exe:1988): Gdk-WARNING **: XID collision, trouble ahead

** (gedit:1935): WARNING **: Invalid borders specified for theme pixmap:
        /home/terrymon/.themes/Mac4Lin_GTK_Aqua_v1.0/gtk-2.0/Shadows/shadow-out.png,
borders don't fit within the image

(yelp:2004): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_tool_button_new: assertion `icon_widget == NULL || GTK_IS_MISC (icon_widget)' failed

(yelp:2004): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(yelp:2004): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(yelp:2004): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toolbar_insert: assertion `GTK_IS_TOOL_ITEM (item)' failed

(yelp:2004): Gtk-CRIT...

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

This package has been removed from Ubuntu. Closing all related bugs.