Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gconf
In Hardy and prior versions, I used cron to call a script to change my screen background. In Intrepid, these commands do not work from cron, although they do work from the command line. For some reason, gconftool-2 is not attaching to my session. The script is executing fine and produces output, it's just that the gconftool-2 commands don't have any effect. Commands: gconftool-2 -t str --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename "$picture_name" gconftool-2 -t str --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_options "stretched" Clue: When the script it run from cron, the following command gives an exit status of 2, which means gconfd is not running. When run from the command line, it gives an exit status of 0, wihch means gconfd is running. gconftool-2 --ping ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 Package: gconf2 2.24.0-0ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gconf Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686 ** Affects: gconf (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug -- gconftool-2 in Intrepid not working from cron https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285937 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs