Bug#648673: gconf2: GConf Error in Emacs, Liferea, Evolution and others (D-BUS error)

[Paul Menzel]

retitle 648673 gconf2: Add NEWS entry logout and -in needed after upgrade
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Am Montag, den 14.11.2011, 16:39 +0100 schrieb Vincent Lefevre:
> On 2011-11-14 15:27:04 +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > Have you tried logging out and in again? The upgrade cannot,
> > unfortunately, be conducted in a way that lets new applications in a
> > running session work correctly.
> 
> The problem disappears after logging out and in again.

I just confirmed this on my system too.

> This is the kind of information that the user would like to know
> (to avoid doing the upgrade at the wrong time and to know that these
> kinds of errors are expected), possibly before upgrading. Perhaps
> the NEWS file would be the right place (new entries are displayed by
> apt-listchanges). If the machine has only one user (who is also the
> admin), he should see it; otherwise the admin can warn his users.

Josselin picked up that idea. Thank you!


Thanks,

Paul


PS: Unfortunately I did not get all responses. To keep threading people
could use `bts show --mbox 648673` from package `devscripts` to import
the messages from the report and reply explicitly to a message their
also ensuring correct threading.
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