Removing that file doesn't change a thing here. Attaching a strace of g-s-d until the messages appear (no crash here, so no bt).
gnome-settings-daemon: Installed: 2.27.1-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.27.1-0ubuntu1 ** Attachment added: "strace-gsd.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27712548/strace-gsd.log -- GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384439 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