I've been getting this error since upgrading from intrepid alpha 4 to alpha 6. sudo chmod 775 /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system solved it, thanks Sebastien!
-- There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs