On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0530 Manish Kathuria <mkathuria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am using the latest version of gnome shell (3.2.1-2) on Fedora 16 > and many times a window appears with an error message saying "GConf > error: Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: The > GConf daemon is currently shutting down." The desktop session goes > haywire after that, the windows on the desktop screen appear broken > and their borders distort and many of the applications (like Gnome > Terminal) don't start. > > Has anyone experienced something similar and found a fix for the same ? Yes and no (well "not running Gnome" fixes it) It seems to be if you log in again very rapidly after logging out. Looks like the desktop startup/shutdown perhaps race and are not properly managed ? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org