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

From: Ricardo Veguilla (veguilla_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/31/05

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Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 01:12:27 -0400

    On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 00:32 +0200, Colin Brace wrote:
    > 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?

    Try checking on Fedora's bugzilla at http://bugzilla.redhat.com
    (Product: Fedora Component Gconf2)
    or Gnome bugzilla at http://bugzilla.gnome.org (Product: GConf).
      

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Ricardo Veguilla <veguilla@gmail.com>
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