Compiz settings not reloaded

[Cefn]

I can load compizconfig-settings-manager and make changes to the plugins there, which have immediate effect (e.g. enabling Static Application Switcher by its checkbox causes Alt+Tab to allow window switching).

However, if I close and relaunch ccsm it reverts to a default configuration of active plugins, ignoring the previous changes I've made.

It appears that after a reboot, the same is also true - changes made through ccsm in the previous session are now lost, and no application switcher is active any longer.

This is an issue which seems to have persisted across multiple desktops (this is on Mint, but I've experienced it also in Xubuntu and Lubuntu and even in full-blown Ubuntu in the past, I believe).

Does anyone have any idea what the underlying issue is which could mean that changes are successfully made, but then revert?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: compizconfig-settings-manager 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Thu Dec 19 19:58:10 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release i386 20131126
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel (danielreyes61)]

I can confirm that this is happening to me as well. Linux Mint 16 Petra 64bit XFCE4. Changes to ccsm do not keep after a reboot.