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diff --git a/libcinnamon-desktop/gnome-bg.c b/libcinnamon-desktop/gnome-bg.c
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index fb0c46a..2716d4f 100644
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--- a/libcinnamon-desktop/gnome-bg.c
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+++ b/libcinnamon-desktop/gnome-bg.c
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@@ -325,87 +325,6 @@ bg_gsettings_mapping (GVariant *value,
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 }
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 void
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-gnome_bg_set_accountsservice_background (const gchar *background)
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-{
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-  GDBusProxy *proxy = NULL;
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-  GDBusProxy *user = NULL;
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-  GVariant *variant = NULL;
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-  GError *error = NULL;
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-  gchar *object_path = NULL;
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-
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-  proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM,
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-                                         G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
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-                                         NULL,
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-                                         "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
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-                                         "/org/freedesktop/Accounts",
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-                                         "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
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-                                         NULL,
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-                                         &error);
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-
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-  if (proxy == NULL) {
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-    g_warning ("Failed to contact accounts service: %s", error->message);
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-    g_error_free (error);
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-    return;
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-  }
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-
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-  variant = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
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-                                    "FindUserByName",
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-                                    g_variant_new ("(s)", g_get_user_name ()),
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-                                    G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
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-                                    -1,
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-                                    NULL,
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-                                    &error);
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-
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-  if (variant == NULL) {
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-    g_warning ("Could not contact accounts service to look up '%s': %s",
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-               g_get_user_name (), error->message);
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-    g_error_free (error);
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-    goto bail;
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-  }
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-
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-  g_variant_get (variant, "(o)", &object_path);
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-  user = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM,
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-                                        G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
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-                                        NULL,
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-                                        "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
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-                                        object_path,
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-                                        "org.freedesktop.Accounts.User",
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-                                        NULL,
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-                                        &error);
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-  g_free (object_path);
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-
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-  if (user == NULL) {
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-    g_warning ("Could not create proxy for user '%s': %s",
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-               g_variant_get_string (variant, NULL), error->message);
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-    g_error_free (error);
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-    goto bail;
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-  }
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-  g_variant_unref (variant);
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-
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-  variant = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (user,
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-                                    "SetBackgroundFile",
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-                                    g_variant_new ("(s)", background ? background : ""),
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-                                    G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
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-                                    -1,
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-                                    NULL,
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-                                    &error);
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-
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-  if (variant == NULL) {
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-    g_warning ("Failed to set the background '%s': %s", background, error->message);
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-    g_error_free (error);
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-    goto bail;
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-  }
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-
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-bail:
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-  if (proxy != NULL)
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-    g_object_unref (proxy);
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-  if (user != NULL)
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-    g_object_unref (user);
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-  if (variant != NULL)
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-    g_variant_unref (variant);
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-}
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-
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-void
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 gnome_bg_load_from_preferences (GnomeBG   *bg,
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 				GSettings *settings)
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 {