Thunderbird can't modify any gconf settings

[Vadim Peretokin]

Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "Set" with signature "s(is)" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist

Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "AddNotify" with signature "s" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist

Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "LookupExtended" with signature "ssb" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist

I upgraded to 11.10 and wanted to give Thunderbird a try. My experience so far hasn't been great because the app is giving errors all over the place whenever it tries to change them.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vadi 2058 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20110929183320
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8400000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,14c00025,00100003 HDA:10573055,10573055,00100700'
   Controls : 15
   Simple ctrls : 12
Channel: release
Date: Tue Oct 18 11:48:38 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
 10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.5 metric 2
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
Plugins: pluginreg.dat isn't available
Prefs:
 extensions.lastAppVersion - 7.0.1
 network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110929183320 (Running)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-18 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: COMPAL
dmi.bios.version: 1.13
dmi.board.name: IFL90
dmi.board.vendor: -
dmi.board.version: IFT00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: -
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnCOMPAL:bvr1.13:bd09/27/2007:svn-:pnN/A:pvrN/A:rvn-:rnIFL90:rvrIFT00:cvnNoEnclosure:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: N/A
dmi.product.version: N/A
dmi.sys.vendor: -

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Those errors are from gconf, and other applications have the same issue too. In any case, those errors aren't fatal, and the only thing that Thunderbird is using for gconf is proxy settings.

[Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin)]

The errors were preventing me from doing anything, like selecting it for the
default Mail, until I deselected the default Mail option.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.