gconfd is cluttering up /var/log/messages with repeated occurrences of the following sequence of messages: ========================================================================== Sep 6 08:03:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): starting (version 2.4.0.1), pid 31183 user 'robert' Sep 6 08:03:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0 Sep 6 08:03:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/robert/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1 Sep 6 08:03:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2 Sep 6 08:05:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): GConf server is not in use, shutting down. Sep 6 08:05:49 avalon gconfd (robert-31183): Exiting ========================================================================== This sequence occurs at irregular intervals. Questions: 1. What problems would be introduced if this were disabled? I use KDE, not Gnome. It always seems to turn itself off anyway. 2. Is it associated with running some particular application that uses Gnome libs? 3. How can it be disabled? -- Robert C. Paulsen, Jr. robert@paulsenonline.net