[SOLVED] A new attempt at an old thread

Does this help?
systemd[998]: Reached target Bluetooth.
May 14 07:17:54 graeme-Inspiron-5567 dbus-daemon[1026]: [session uid=1000 pid=1026] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.Notifications' requested by ':1.49' (uid=1000 pid=1460 comm="/usr/bin/py>
May 14 07:17:54 graeme-Inspiron-5567 bluetoothd[717]: profiles/input/device.c:control_connect_cb() connect to 54:46:6B:EA:07:16: Permission denied (13)
May 14 07:17:54 graeme-Inspiron-5567 dbus-daemon[1026]: [session uid=1000 pid=1026] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.Notifications'
May 14 07:17:54 graeme-Inspiron-5567 blueman-manager[1866]: blueman-manager 07.17.54 WARNING ManagerDeviceMenu:145 fail : fail g-dbus-error-quark: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Faile>
May 14 07:17:54 graeme-Inspiron-5567 blueman-manager[1866]: (0)
and
bluetoothd
D-Bus setup failed: Connection ":1.1748" is not allowed to own the service "org.bluez" due to security policies in the configuration file
and
btmgmt le on
Set Low Energy for hci0 failed with status 0x14 (Permission Denied)

Graeme

yes, you can find a few things to test and try for example here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1482...rvice-org-blue
you can look for other ideas on the net, just look for the error message and different solutions.

Thank you all for your input.
Terminal is adventureland.
I got the keyboard to stay connected this afternoon though I can't tell you clearly how. i just hope it keeps working.
Graeme