Comment 18 for bug 61381

I can confirm this bug too - I've just done a fresh install of Edgy from CD (tried it twice) and I get it every time. However, here's the twist for me:

I ONLY get it when I connect to my box through VNC. (I'm using TightVNC - not sure if that matters) If I simply login at the console, there's no problems. But through VNC, I get it every time. Also, I don't get the slowdown that others are reporting. When I connect through VNC and it starts the session, it starts up rapidly - but the most obvious problem (aside from the error message) is that the UI is no longer the nice Ubuntu "human" theme, it's the ugly default gnome theme. It's also apparent that certain UI settings are not working. If I try to change the theme, I get the "gnome settings daemon" error message again and it doesn't allow me to change it.

Since I primarily use this machine as a headless workstation, not having the correct UI theme and settings is really a bummer. If there's any other info I can provide please let me know.