I can reproduce this bug on Edgy, too. Deskbar crashes relatively often when entering the GNOME session. The only visible feedback about the crash is the bug reporter telling me that the deskbar applet has crashed. Other than that, the applet works as expected even after a crash.
I've attached a compressed copy of the generated crash report. ** Attachment added: "Crash report" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5055501/_usr_lib_deskbar-applet_deskbar-applet.1000.crash.tar.gz -- Deskbar applet crashed https://launchpad.net/bugs/60000 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs