--- system.conf~	2009-04-25 18:28:05.063170904 -0500
+++ system.conf	2009-04-25 18:25:59.451103942 -0500
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
     <allow receive_type="error"/>
     <allow receive_type="signal"/>
 
+    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" send_type="method_call" send_member="Get"/>
+
     <!-- Allow anyone to talk to the message bus -->
     <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.DBus"/>
     <!-- But disallow some specific bus services -->