Okay, apparently this problem could come from the fact that the backends daemonize when activated from D-Bus. The problem is, I don't think the modules actually daemonize.
Could you try to change in /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.SystemToolsBackends.service the line Exec=/opt/gnome/sbin/system-tools-backends to Exec=/opt/gnome/sbin/system-tools-backends -n ** Changed in: dbus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- 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