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diff --git a/capplets/common/activate-settings-daemon.c b/capplets/common/activate-settings-daemon.c
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+++ b/capplets/common/activate-settings-daemon.c
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+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <mate-settings-daemon/mate-settings-client.h>
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <glib/gi18n.h>
+
+#include "activate-settings-daemon.h"
+
+static void popup_error_message (void)
+{
+ GtkWidget *dialog;
+
+ dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new (NULL, GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT, GTK_MESSAGE_WARNING,
+ GTK_BUTTONS_OK, _("Unable to start the settings manager 'mate-settings-daemon'.\n"
+ "Without the MATE settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect. This could "
+ "indicate a problem with DBus, or a non-MATE (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already "
+ "be active and conflicting with the MATE settings manager."));
+
+ gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
+ gtk_widget_destroy (dialog);
+}
+
+/* Returns FALSE if activation failed, else TRUE */
+gboolean 
+activate_settings_daemon (void)
+{
+ DBusGConnection *connection = NULL;
+ DBusGProxy *proxy = NULL;
+ GError *error = NULL;
+
+ connection = dbus_g_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &error);
+ if (connection == NULL)
+ {
+ popup_error_message ();
+ g_error_free (error);
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+ 
+ proxy = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name (connection,
+ "org.mate.SettingsDaemon",
+ "/org/mate/SettingsDaemon",
+ "org.mate.SettingsDaemon");
+
+ if (proxy == NULL)
+ {
+ popup_error_message ();
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ if (!org_mate_SettingsDaemon_awake(proxy, &error))
+ {
+ popup_error_message ();
+ g_error_free (error);
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ return TRUE;
+}