Error launching gnome apps as root: "Failed to contact configuration server"

From: Colin Brace (cwb_at_lim.nl)
Date: 07/31/05

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To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    I am getting an error message launching gnome programs as root or
    launching programs which require root access, such as the hardware browser:

      An error occurred while loading or saving configuration
      information for gnome-network-preferences. Some of your
      configuration settings may not work properly.

    A second dialog box gives additional information:

      Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes
      are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have
      stale NFS locks due to a system crash.
      See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information.
      (Details - 1: IOR file '/tmp/gconfd-root/lock/ior' not opened
    successfully,
      no gconfd located: Input/output error 2: IOR file
    '/tmp/gconfd-root/lock/ior'
      not opened successfully, no gconfd located: Input/output error)

    I took a look at the gnome.org page, but didn't find a clear answer.
    Likewise, Google didn't return any helpful any information. The problem
    developed after I used the Fedora installer upgrade my system from Core
    2 to Core 4. Anyone have any idea what is going on?

    Thanks. 

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