`system-config-firewall` throws error `GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus`

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Firewall problem system-config-firewall throws error
# system-config-firewall

(system-config-firewall:3142): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

# tail -f .xsession_errors
`system-config-firewall` throws error `GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: cannot connect to the session bus`

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4

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