gconftool-2 requires that the gconfd be runing. But as a non-root user, you can't edit the /etc/gconf file space. So.... boot the server but DON'T login at the gui screen. Instead, hit ctl-alt-f2 and get a normal terminal shell instead. Login as root. now run: telinit 3 This will stop the X login process now run startx And you'll (eventually) get a X screen (and a scary warning that you're logged in as root.., bad things.., fire breathing dragons, etc). _NOW_ open a terminal window and run the ltsp-server-tweaks command and it will not barf errors. log out of the X session and run telinit 5 to restart the normal X login screen alt-f7 should put you back on the correct screen for X. Login as a normal user. Open a terminal and run gconf-editor and look under desktop->gnome->lockdown and you should see that "disable_user_switching" is now checked. If you try and uncheck it, you'll get an error message that it's not writeable. Yay! <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Matthew Carter <<a href="mailto:redbranchwarrior@gmail.com">redbranchwarrior@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Hi. I'm running freshly installed CENT-OS 6.0 on a Dell PE 2850 following directions from the install guide. I get to the point of running ltsp-server-tweaks, and I receive this error: "Failed to access configuration source(s): Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash." I have restarted the installation, reloaded the OS from scratch. Has anyone seen this? V/r, Matthew _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com" target="_blank">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote></div> -- -- James P. Kinney III As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome. - 2011 Noam Chomsky <a href="http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/</a>