On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 17:54 -0600, Chris Mohler wrote: > [snip] > > There needs to be a way or > > utility to repair a damaged gconf database (preferably a pro-active > > utility that detects a problem and either fixes it or offers to) other > > than re-install. > > rm ~/.gconf* -fr Local settings were fine. It was defaults that were an issue - new accounts created were just as screwed. It was not the user gconf directory - it was whatever happens when gconftool-2 runs in an rpm post script that was completely fubared. No - I'm not volunteering. I don't have the time. It is a weakness in gnome (and thus fedora) however.