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[derekshaw <ubuntuforum@xxxxxxx>]

This occurred to me after 
1 dist upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04
2 apt-get clean
3 apt-get autoclean
4 some other cleanup involving booting up with a rescue CD, (and, critically, cleaning the /tmp directory) in order to tar up the image for future deployment in the field (20 laptops).

unable to log in to gdm, with the subject error present
used virt terminal 1 to log in

There was no directory /usr/local/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults, as
described in #16, adding this did not change the boot results.

checked the perms of /tmp, they were incorrect (v several working lucid
systems).  Changed them to 7777, and now the system reaches the gdm
login screen with no errors (and I can log in)

reversing the change from #16  (rm -rf /usr/local/etc/gconf) resulted in
the boot sequence stopping at the terminal screen (virt terminal 1) --
that is, no gdm login screen at all.

re-creating /usr/local/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults allows normal
booting.

so it seems both are necessary sometimes.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577545

Title:
  "gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256" on log in

Status in “gconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gconf

  I get the error message: "There is a problem with the configuration
  server. (/usr/lib/libconf-2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status
  256)" every time I log into my computer. After I click "close" the
  desktop loads as normal.

  This has been happening on all three of my computers since I upgraded
  to 10.04 LTS (using boht amd64 and i386 versions).

  This is not caused by the permissions issues mentioned in bug #269215
  as /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system is chmodded 755 and /tmp is chmodded
  1777.

  Running "/usr/lib/libconf-2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2" from a terminal
  produces no output.

  Attached is my .xsession-errors.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: libgconf2-4 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May  8 11:18:30 2010
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gconf

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