Public bug reported:

Using `gdm` or `lightdm` and choosing gnome/xorg gives me a fatal error:

Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 gsd-xsettings[2395]: You can only run one 
xsettings manager at a time; exiting
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 gsd-xsettings[2395]: Failed to start: Could not 
initialize xsettings manager.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: Main 
process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: Failed 
with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Failed to start GNOME XSettings.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Dependency failed for GNOME 
XSettings.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.target: Job 
gsd-xsettings.target/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: Triggering 
OnFailure= dependencies.
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Started GNOME Session Failed 
lockdown screen (user).
Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Reached target GNOME Session 
Failed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.34.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME:Unity
Date: Mon Oct 28 11:42:03 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-16 (346 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-10-23 (4 days ago)

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan wayland-session

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Title:
  Can't start gnome/xorg -- says that the xsettings service is already
  running.

Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Using `gdm` or `lightdm` and choosing gnome/xorg gives me a fatal
  error:

  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 gsd-xsettings[2395]: You can only run one 
xsettings manager at a time; exiting
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 gsd-xsettings[2395]: Failed to start: Could 
not initialize xsettings manager.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: Main 
process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: Failed 
with result 'exit-code'.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Failed to start GNOME XSettings.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Dependency failed for GNOME 
XSettings.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.target: Job 
gsd-xsettings.target/start failed with result 'dependency'.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: gsd-xsettings.service: 
Triggering OnFailure= dependencies.
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Started GNOME Session Failed 
lockdown screen (user).
  Oct 24 00:40:31 AS-XPS-13-9360 systemd[1801]: Reached target GNOME Session 
Failed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.34.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME:Unity
  Date: Mon Oct 28 11:42:03 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-16 (346 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 
(20180725)
  SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-10-23 (4 days ago)

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