I've opened a bugtask on ubuntu/glib2.0 and invalidated the qbzr bugtask.
On reflection, I think libgio is doing quite a bad thing by asserting just because it can't make a dbus connection. ** Also affects: glib2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: qbzr Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694279 Title: GLib- GIO:ERROR:/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.26.1/gio/gdbusconnection.c:2270:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL), when running as root -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs