[Evolution] configuration database not found

["Sanjeev Jagannatha Koppal" <sjkoppal cmu edu>]

hi.
i have looked at the FAQ on the website and tried all 4 problem solving
techniques for the error 'cannot initialize evolution shell error'
configuration database not found, but none work.

i get this error when i run from a terminal:

(Killing old version of Wombat...)
(Cannot access Bonobo/ConfigDatabase, not upgrading configuration.)
        IDL:OAF/GeneralError:1.0

evolution-shell-WARNING **: Cannot access Bonobo/ConfigDatabase on wombat:
(IDL:OAF/GeneralError:1.0)

Also, i can run the evolution shell from root.

thanks,
sanjeev