gnome-settings-daemon-localeexec is not started on login

[Agusti Dosaiguas]

The gnome-settings-daemon-localeexec does not start when I login so the settings are not applied and not even stored, not only the theme, but also the enabled extensions and others.

Its not a problem with the user I am using to login, it also happens if I create new users.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04

$ apt-cache policy gnome-settings-daemon
gnome-settings-daemon:
  Instaŀlat: 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11
  Candidat: 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11
  Taula de versió:
 *** 3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Agusti Dosaiguas (agusti-dosaiguas)]

I've done some debugging: http://askubuntu.com/questions/465412/how-can-i-debug-why-gnome-settings-daemon-localeexec-is-not-started-on-login

My findings are that gnome-settings-daemon receives a SIGTERM when I login, shutsdown and it does not start again.

I understand that this is not the intended behaviour. Should the SIGTERM be sent to gnome-settings-daemon in the first place? If so, why isn't it started again?

I've attached the syslog with gnome-shell debug enabled. You can see gnome-settings-daemon starting, but not dying.

[Agusti Dosaiguas (agusti-dosaiguas)]

I've been able to capture the gnome-settings-daemon debug output just in case it is useful.
I also have one with strace output I'll post it if you request it.

[Agusti Dosaiguas (agusti-dosaiguas)]

As a workaround I've added gnome-settings-daemon-localeexec to the list of programs that start on login.

[Agusti Dosaiguas (agusti-dosaiguas)]

Another workaround is the one described in comment #12 by panacier on bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1236749:

> C.Robinson (panacier) wrote on 2013-10-26:
>
> I hope this will help in resolving this issue - at lease for some. There are three possible login entries in the session menu accessible
> via cog to the left of the login button. Set option to "system default" instead of "gnome or classic" , extensions should now stay
> enabled after reboot. This has worked for me on two recent installs, including one I did earlier on today on which I am currentlly
> making this post. Good luck......