unity crashed with GError in reset_unity_compiz_profile(): Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: Command line `dbus-launch --autolaunch=da44987fb8b4322d7950b12400000008 --binary-syntax --close-stderr' exited with non-zero exit status 1: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.\n)

[kyleabaker]

Binary package hint: unity

Crash on startup.

Similar to the following bug, but this one has a different autolauch id listed.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/710876

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMLRUBOTFTRyQPAQNsJh54Km+GolpNlCQaT1S/74CBgHFPAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBMCoAmFEAKkAwcBMAeC0RAAAeAAAA/QA4Sx5RDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBIOU5ZOTEwNTg5CiAgAEE=
Date: Tue Feb 1 14:59:15 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-01-25 23:54:18.644640
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ff]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical Wheel Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2005 Dell Computer Corp. RT7D50 Keyboard
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00f7 Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-1000
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/unity --reset
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-1-generic root=UUID=c22af6bd-3412-4356-aa68-821df900d884 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/unity', '--reset']
SourcePackage: unity
Title: unity crashed with GError in reset_unity_compiz_profile(): Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: Command line `dbus-launch --autolaunch=da44987fb8b4322d7950b12400000008 --binary-syntax --close-stderr' exited with non-zero exit status 1: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.\n)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 08/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N4-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1205
dmi.board.name: M2N4-SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N4-SLIACPIBIOSRevision1205:bd08/19/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N4-SLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2+git20110124.fadee040-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu4

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #710876, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.