Mh I think the issue is upstart and dbus-session related more than an unity issue.
In fact: $ ls /proc/$(pgrep -u $USER dbus-daemon | head -n1)/cwd -l lrwxrwxrwx 1 marco marco 0 mag 31 15:58 /proc/940/cwd -> / Thus the process that has the role of launching these kind of apps, and it's the one responsible for setting the proper CWD. Unfortunately, it seems that just calling chdir in /usr/share/upstart/sessions/dbus.conf is not enough. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid ** Also affects: dbus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1580673 Title: DBusActivatable launches app in root directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/1580673/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs