I don't know exactly what you mean with root, but I can confirm that I used the sameuser name in both session, username that can get admin privileges with sudo/gksu.
By the way, Li Yuan already commented in the corresponding upstream bug (linked above), that the at-spi-registryd can not be started twice for the same user; he also explains why. -- at-spi registry not found when in second session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117995 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs