Not a bug, the user is not authorized to write to the directory, you might have started something with sudo which did that change
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Assignee: Tom Kravanja => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Needs Info => Rejected -- gnome-session-properties /Sessions tool/ doesn't allow to autostart programs https://launchpad.net/bugs/87607 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs