sorry I'm at GUADEC and got interrupted while typing, the issue is that gconf needs a dbus session bus, you can run your command using dbus- launch to workaround the bug
-- Problems when running gconf-based applications on a remote desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610982 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xauth in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp