gconf settings are not getting stored in the mandatory profile

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Following commands are run to set the idle_delay time for gnome-screensaver after which it has to activate:
\# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_activation_enabled true
\# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_enabled true
\# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type int --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_delay 15
\# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type int --set /desktop/gnome/session/idle_delay 15
  • Above commands being run, idle_delay remain changeable from gnome-screensaver-preferences.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • gconf

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