I have the same problem, though using gconftool-2 --shutdown doesnt solve my problem.
I am trying to change the proxy settings of the main user depending on the vpn state via a networkmanager dispatcher script. More info about the things i found out about this bug can be read in the forum thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6051923#post6051923 -- gconfd does not refresh cache when sudo-ing current user to modify setting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290647 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
