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gnome-power-manager package

I Can't logon to Ubuntu 9.10

Asked by egledr

The logon screen has changed to a very basic grey and blue color scheme and when I click on my user name and insert my password it seem like Ubuntu is starting up but then returns me to the logon screen and a message box appears with the following text: "The configuration defaults for the GNOME power manager has not been installed correctly. Please contact your computer administrator." I have a dual boot system with Windows XP. Please help, I really like using Ubuntu.

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Ajesh.Avaronnan (avajesh) said : 		#1

try press ctrl+alt+f1 then give your username and password,
then give the command:
sudo startx

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egledr (egledr) said : 		#2

After trying the Ctrl+Alt+F1, sudo startx; I got the following message:

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
if this server is no longer running, remove /temp/.X0-lock and start again.

I still need help. Thanks for the suggestion, keep em coming.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

> configuration defaults for the GNOME power manager has not been installed correctly

I'd try same procedure ctrl+alt+f1, but different cmd, unset gnome-power-manager settings.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingGNOMEPowerManager#Getting%20GConf%20values

If nothing helps maybe purge the package (gnome-power-manager) and reinstall. (not tested)
This will also remove ubuntu-desktop, which is a metapackage, you may reinstall it also.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MetaPackages

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Ajesh.Avaronnan (avajesh) said : 		#4

try to uninstall the gnome power manager from terminal and then try to login.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#5

Websearch with
> > configuration defaults for the GNOME power manager has not been installed correctly
 brings up an awful lot about this issue and same amount of abstract workarounds, but no final solution, unless one likes to consider new installation as such.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/127617

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+question/38900
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1116636
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=857239
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/gnome-power-manager-configuration-has-not-been-installed-correctly-777921/?s=987767da5c0e9b4f1f3e8017b29ec1e2
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=226569

Tutorial about gconf
http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/

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