Public bug reported:

Starting nautilus creates no window. From a terminal, I get:

> nautilus
** Message: Init Stock Icons
Initializing nautilus-ideviceinfo extension
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
nautilus-wipe-Message: Initializing

... and nothing else. Using ps I see:

ps -ef| grep nautilus
homer    13567     1  1 12:07 ?        00:00:00 nautilus /home/homer
homer    13648 13581  0 12:07 pts/2    00:00:00 grep --color=auto nautilus

Using Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z has no effect:
^C^C^C^Z^Z^Z    <-(nothing happens)

I have to kill it from another terminal or System Monitor.

Starting as root I get:

> nautilus
** Message: Init Stock Icons
Initializing nautilus-ideviceinfo extension
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
nautilus-wipe-Message: Initializing
** (nautilus:13802): CRITICAL **: nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: 
assertion `NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed
** (nautilus:13802): CRITICAL **: nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: 
assertion `NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed

... and nautilus starts.

Ctrl-Z also now works.

^C^C^C^Z
[1]+  Stopped                 nautilus
root@blackbox ~
> fg
nautilus
... of course, nautilus still keeps running, even when I exit nautilus using 
Alt-F4. I have to use a second terminal to kill it.

What I've tried according to other posts

- Reinstalling nautilus
- Looking at permissions for the binary.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-60.91-generic-pae 3.2.55
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-60-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr  8 07:45:51 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1312x672+0+312'
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 220
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state start-with-status-bar true
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 
(20120423.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  Nautilus does not start properly: creates PID but no window: starts as
  root

Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Starting nautilus creates no window. From a terminal, I get:

  > nautilus
  ** Message: Init Stock Icons
  Initializing nautilus-ideviceinfo extension
  Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
  Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
  nautilus-wipe-Message: Initializing

  ... and nothing else. Using ps I see:

  ps -ef| grep nautilus
  homer    13567     1  1 12:07 ?        00:00:00 nautilus /home/homer
  homer    13648 13581  0 12:07 pts/2    00:00:00 grep --color=auto nautilus

  Using Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z has no effect:
  ^C^C^C^Z^Z^Z    <-(nothing happens)

  I have to kill it from another terminal or System Monitor.

  Starting as root I get:

  > nautilus
  ** Message: Init Stock Icons
  Initializing nautilus-ideviceinfo extension
  Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
  Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
  nautilus-wipe-Message: Initializing
  ** (nautilus:13802): CRITICAL **: 
nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: assertion 
`NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed
  ** (nautilus:13802): CRITICAL **: 
nautilus_menu_provider_get_background_items: assertion 
`NAUTILUS_IS_MENU_PROVIDER (provider)' failed

  ... and nautilus starts.

  Ctrl-Z also now works.

  ^C^C^C^Z
  [1]+  Stopped                 nautilus
  root@blackbox ~
  > fg
  nautilus
  ... of course, nautilus still keeps running, even when I exit nautilus using 
Alt-F4. I have to use a second terminal to kill it.

  What I've tried according to other posts

  - Reinstalling nautilus
  - Looking at permissions for the binary.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-60.91-generic-pae 3.2.55
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-60-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Apr  8 07:45:51 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GsettingsChanges:
   org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1312x672+0+312'
   org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 220
   org.gnome.nautilus.window-state start-with-status-bar true
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 
(20120423.2)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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