Metacity fails to start on log in

[Dancefloor Innovators]

Binary package hint: metacity

For some reason, after a reboot, no window manager would load on startup. Every time I would have to open a terminal, use the metacity --replace command, then compiz. The only workaround I've found is to add compiz to the startup applications.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: metacity 1:2.25.144-0ubuntu2.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: metacity
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

[Jonas Bushart (bushart)]

I have the same problem with metacity.
I also use Ubuntu 9.04.
After a reboot metacity does not start but only at my account. The other accounts doesn't have this problem.
"Automatisch die laufenden Programme beim abmelden merken" (save with program runs on shutdown and start this programs the next time) is disabeled and metacity is my standard windows-manager.

I had the same problem a few month ago also with Ubuntu 9.04. It was exactly the same, also with the user-üproblem, that only at one user is the problem.

[StevenMohr (steven-mohr)]

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04, metacity doesn't start at login and I have to start it via a terminal. Apport isn't reporting any crash. What information do you need to fix this bug?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version. Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!