Comment 82 for bug 269215

Bug bit me too. I got it to a point where I could get the error to cease for one restart then it would come back.
Dell GX520 32-bit old warhorse used as a library catalog kiosk. Ubuntu v. 10.10. On boot a script restores a .tar backup of the public user profile (home folder) so that if a user messes with the PC, we just reboot, same idea as DeepFreeze for Windows. Upon a 3 second delay to allow the restore script to fire and complete, auto-logon fires off into the public kiosk desktop, but the "254" error comes up first, hit OK and everything is just fine with how the PC operates.
I tried all the solutions everyone has suggested and it's not flying, or it might only work for one round, and I am creating a new .TAR after each attempt to fix so I don't overwrite the fix on reboot.
Here's a clue: if I do a restart, it goes clean (sometimes). A cold boot yeilds the error consistantly.
I hope someone can see something in my .xsession... file that would point to what I'm missing.
Thanks to all,
Alex Ernst
Bethlehem Public Library
Delmar NY USA