Failed to contact configuration server

Sean Carrick <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:07:17 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.lib.gconf
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Hey All!

I've got a Python script that changes my desktop background and it works
great, when I run it from the CLI.  However, I want my background to be
changed automatically, so I placed a call to this script in my `crontab'
file.  I know the script is running, because I get email messages from
`cron', but the messages contain the following error:

glib.GError: 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. See
http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/for information. (Details -  1:
Not running within active session)

Why is it that this script works fine and changes the desktop background
when I manually run it, but I get this error when the same script is run as
a `cron' job?  Can you please help.

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Hey All!<br><br>I&#39;ve got a Python script that changes my desktop backgr=
ound and it works great, when I run it from the CLI.&nbsp; However, I want =
my background to be changed automatically, so I placed a call to this scrip=
t in my `crontab&#39; file.&nbsp; I know the script is running, because I g=
et email messages from `cron&#39;, but the messages contain the following e=
rror:<br>

<br>glib.GError: 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. See <a href=3D"http://www.gnome=
.org/projects/gconf/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf=
/</a> for information. (Details - &nbsp;1: Not running within active sessio=
n)<br>
<br>Why is it that this script works fine and changes the desktop backgroun=
d when I manually run it, but I get this error when the same script is run =
as a `cron&#39; job?&nbsp; Can you please help.<br><br clear=3D"all"> &nbsp=
; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sean Carrick<br>
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