This really is a case of user error. Why are you creating empty files in the place where dconf databases are supposed to be? Of course dconf would consider those to be corrupt. I agree that we should deal more gracefully with that case, but it is your mistake...
Please follow the instructions here for creating those files: https://live.gnome.org/dconf/SystemAdministrators -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/981053 Title: Creating system dconf configuration crashes Unity greeter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dconf/+bug/981053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs