I was able to identify that "~/.gconf" or "~/.gconfd" directories were responsible for this. Once they were removed, from my home directory, the hotkeys started working again.
Hope this helps someone. -- Hotkeys no longer working in Intrepid on Thinkpads https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267682 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs