[Bug 1120526] [NEW] dbus session file contains wrong DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

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DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS set in my environment does not equal to the
same variable stored in a session file:

alex at ubuntu:~$ export | sed -nr 's/.*(DBUS.*$)/\1/p';cat ~/.dbus/session-bus/*-0|grep ^DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-Bu4OYHdSFn,guid=f7abf2c2b9d6766557e8af8751165edd"
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-NbHVDbZxgk,guid=2f3019531be02ea75556ae3451165edd

(only one file exist in the ~/.dbus/session-bus).

In 12.04 they were the same
This bug prevent dbus-send command to work if started by a cron.

dbus-x11  - 1.6.4-1ubuntu4

alex at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.10
Release:	12.10

** Affects: dbus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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dbus session file contains wrong DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1120526
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