[Bug 822023] Re: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS is invalid (many programs don't work as a result)

[Lekensteyn]

The abstract path has no connections with the filesystem paths. Yes it
is confusing and I am not sure if I fully understand this choice.

Somehow, libraries know how to use the files in ~/.dbus instead.

References:
http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html
http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man7/unix.7.html

** Changed in: dbus (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS is invalid (many programs don't work  as a
  result)

Status in “dbus” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [ dan at mack ~ 2011-08-06 13:23:01 ]
  $ echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
  unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-N3dGPkBSxx,guid=7f8bc66fdae44886d272b06b00000012
  [ dan at mack ~ 2011-08-06 13:23:02 ]
  $ ls /tmp/dbus*
  ls: cannot access /tmp/dbus*: No such file or directory

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