2.8 gconf error with pam/winbind (spaces in homedir path)

[Matt Johnson <johnsonmlw yahoo com>]

Hi all,

I run a mini-lab of debian sarge/gnome desktops in our
school library. Until today we were running gnome 2.6.
These workstations auth from an NT server
(winbind/pam) on which some muppet created 600
usernames with white spaces in.

All worked well until today's upgrade to gnome 2.8.
Now only (very few) logons - those without spaces -
don't receive a gconf error. The error occurs on
logon, upon trying to start gnome, and says that gconf
cannot open a database to store settings in. Handy
gnome apps (such as the panel with all the menus) fail
to start. 

**All users without spaces are fine. All those with
spaces are hosed. Thus it seems ~/.gconf can no longer
be found if the path has a space...**

The path seems to be set in /etc/gconf/2/path and
appears to use xml to set the user's homedir.

This seems hugely significant for anyone who
authorises using winbind and wishes to use gnome.

Thanks

--
Matt Johnson


	
	
		
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