GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 687570
gnome-shell crashes when trying to open the status menu
Last modified: 2013-05-14 11:08:48 UTC
When I click on my name in the upper right corner to open the status menu, gnome-shell crashes. log output from journalctl: [...] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_variant_get_va: assertion `value != NULL' failed Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_variant_unref: assertion `value != NULL' failed Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: ******************* START ******************************** Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 0: gnome-session() [0x41c349] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 1: gnome-session() [0x41c71a] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 2: /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x35050) [0x7ff6142e3050] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 3: /usr/lib/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7ff6142e2fd5] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 4: /usr/lib/libc.so.6(abort+0x148) [0x7ff6142e4458] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 5: /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x73cfb) [0x7ff614321cfb] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 6: /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x798a6) [0x7ff6143278a6] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 7: gnome-session() [0x417425] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 8: gnome-session() [0x423030] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 9: gnome-session() [0x420314] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 10: /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2(+0xd2f2) [0x7ff615bb62f2] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 11: /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3(+0x1ddc5) [0x7ff615980dc5] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 12: /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3(dbus_connection_dispatch+0x3a0) [0x7ff615973020] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 13: /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2(+0xad95) [0x7ff615bb3d95] Nov 04 10:32:21 localhost gnome-session[1575]: Frame 14: /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x135) [0x7ff614aac865] Package versions: $ pacman -Q | grep gnome gnome-applets 3.5.92-1 gnome-backgrounds 3.6.0-1 gnome-bluetooth 3.6.0-2 gnome-contacts 3.6.1-1 gnome-control-center 3.6.2-1 gnome-desktop 1:3.6.1-1 gnome-disk-utility 3.6.1-1 gnome-icon-theme 3.6.0-1 gnome-icon-theme-extras 3.4.0-1 gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.6.0-1 gnome-js-common 0.1.2-2 gnome-keyring 3.6.1-1 gnome-menus 3.6.0-1 gnome-mime-data 2.18.0-6 gnome-mplayer 1.0.7-1 gnome-nettool 3.2.0-1 gnome-online-accounts 3.6.0-1 gnome-panel 3.6.0-1 gnome-power-manager 3.6.0-1 gnome-screensaver 3.6.1-1 gnome-screenshot 3.6.0-1 gnome-session 3.6.1-1 gnome-settings-daemon 3.6.1-2 gnome-shell 3.6.1-3 gnome-system-monitor 3.6.0-1 gnome-terminal 3.6.0-1 gnome-themes-standard 3.6.1-1 gnome-tweak-tool 3.6.1-1 gnome-user-docs 3.6.0-1 gnome-vfs 2.24.4-6 gnome-video-effects 0.4.0-2 libgnome 2.32.1-3 libgnome-data 2.32.1-3 libgnome-keyring 3.6.0-1 libgnomecanvas 2.30.3-2 libgnomekbd 3.6.0-1 libgnomeui 2.24.5-1 libsoup-gnome 2.40.1-1 polkit-gnome 0.105-1 $ pacman -Q | grep gtk clutter-gtk 1.4.0-1 gtk-engines 2.21.0-1 gtk-sharp-2 2.12.11-1 gtk-update-icon-cache 2.24.13-1 gtk2 2.24.13-1 gtk3 3.6.1-1 gtkhtml 3.32.2-3 gtkhtml4 4.6.0-1 gtkmm 2.24.2-2 gtkmm3 3.6.0-1 gtksourceview3 3.6.0-1 gtkspell 2.0.16-2 lib32-gtk2 2.24.13-1 pygtk 2.24.0-3 webkitgtk2 1.10.1-1 webkitgtk3 1.10.1-1 xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.9-1
Downstream bug: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32456
From the downstream bug, it looks like you were using a systemd which doesn't include the CanPowerOff function added in systemd 42 (that's a Feb 2012 release). I'll put this NEEDINFO until somebody can tell us what the output of the debug patch on the downstream bug is.
gnome-session[13054]: WARNING: Unable to call 'CanPowerOff': DBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not permitted Wow.
I forgot: I have the same problem, so I applied that patch on 3.6.2. I'm on Gentoo BTW.
Looks like it fixed itself after I recompiled systemd with policykit support.