What one would see from terminal (pkexec ls works fine)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 175, in
activate_name_owner
return self.get_name_owner(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 361, in get_name_owner
's', (bus_name,), **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in
call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could
not get owner of name 'com.ubuntu.ScreenResolution.Mechanism': no such name
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/screen-resolution-extra/nvidia-polkit.py", line 75, in
<module>
operation_status = main(options)
File "/usr/share/screen-resolution-extra/nvidia-polkit.py", line 42, in main
conf = get_xkit_service()
File "/usr/share/screen-resolution-extra/nvidia-polkit.py", line 33, in
get_xkit_service
service_object = dbus.SystemBus().get_object(SERVICE_NAME, OBJECT_PATH)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 241, in get_object
follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 248, in __init__
self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 180, in
activate_name_owner
self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 278, in
start_service_by_name
'su', (bus_name, flags)))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in
call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed:
Cannot launch daemon, file not found or permissions invalid
ERROR: Unable to open X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' for writing.
** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
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Title:
NVIDIA settings won't write to /etc/xorg
Status in nvidia-settings package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
I tried running it with root (`sudo nvidia-settings`) and without.
I also generated an xorg file with `nvidia-xconfig`, and do the same
thing, but it still won't work.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: nvidia-settings 418.56-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-8.9-generic 5.0.1
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Wed Apr 3 00:33:48 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190326.1)
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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