Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libgconf2-4
This is against Karmic Alpha 1. After upgrading and rebooting, when Xorg started (via gdm), I got an error dialog "/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with code 256" to which I clicked the Close button. Display manager failed to start (compiz), with some wierd error. Running gconf-sanity-check-2 from a terminal complained that the configuration was in use, but I continued and it gave a error "permission denied: /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system"... ah hah. $ l -d /etc/gconf/* drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 25 2006 /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 25 11:14 /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 3 21:27 /etc/gconf/2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 3 21:27 /etc/gconf/schemas drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 3 23:06 /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system Doing this fixed it. $ sudo chmod go+rx /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system Stopping and starting gdm and then logging in, everything seems fine. So, I'm guessing there is a packaging issue with wrong permissions on that directory when libgconf2-4 is installed/upgraded. ** Affects: gconf (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: karmic -- gconf-sanity-check-2 exits with code 256 on Xorg start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383461 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs