Note that the /etc/gdm/gdm.schemas file was in the "locate" database of files, but missing after the apt-get purge gdm; apt-get install gdm gdm-guest-session;
Anyway, here's the schema stanza that seems to be the offending data: grep -B 3 -A 10 -n books_disabled $(locate schemas|grep -v gz) >bad_message 2>&1 grep: /etc/gdm/gdm.schemas: No such file or directory /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-145- </schema> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-146- /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-147- <schema> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas:148: <key>/schemas/apps/devhelp/state/main/contents/books_disabled</key> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas:149: <applyto>/apps/devhelp/state/main/contents/books_disabled</applyto> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-150- <owner>devhelp</owner> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-151- <type>list</type> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-152- <list_type>string</list_type> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-153- <default></default> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-154- <gettext_domain>devhelp</gettext_domain> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-155- <locale name="C"> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-156- <short>Books disabled</short> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-157- <long>List of books disabled by the user.</long> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-158- </locale> /usr/share/gconf/schemas/devhelp.schemas-159- </schema> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to devhelp in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704096 Title: errors in gconf schema -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs