Thanks for getting on this. Looks like system-tools-backends is not started by default and should be. Everything works as expected when following the instructions above:
m...@galvatron:~$ sudo killall system-tools-backends [sudo] password for marc: system-tools-backends: no process found m...@galvatron:~$ sudo system-tools-backends -nd ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/UsersConfig ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/GroupsConfig ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/UserConfig ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/GroupsConfig ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/UsersConfig ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: dispatching message to: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/Platform ** (system-tools-backends:3655): DEBUG: sending reply from: /org/freedesktop/SystemToolsBackends/UserConfig -- users and groups prog blocked on first launch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411533 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
