[KLUG Members] gconftool settings. :-(

[Bruce Smith]

> >>>In my quest to make Evolution run remotely, I'm starting to come to the
> >>>conclusion that Evolution isn't compatible with Redhat 8.0 settings.
> >>The gnome on RH is GNOME 2.0.x,  Evo is a 1.4.x application, so in part your
> >>right.  That's why so many people on the evo list are whining about the GNOME 2
> >>port bieng so very late.
> >>Are you using gconftool-1 or gconftool-2 to make setting changes?
> >I haven't actually made any changes yet, I'm changing things with
> >gnome-control-center and seeing what changes by looking at the output 
> >of "gconftool-? -R /" (redirecting to a file, running diff, etc.)
> >I've looked at the outputs of both gconftool- 1 and 2.
> >Comparing what really changes to what ximian.org says to change with
> >gconftool (for the proxy server) is drastically different.
> 
> Are you using the instructions from 
> http://www.gnome.org/learn/admin-guide/2.0/gconf-24.html

I am now!  :-)

Actually, that doesn't tell me anything that I didn't pick up elsewhere.

> >>>Comparing what settings Evolution wants for a proxy server (or fonts)
> >>>from the documentation I've found on ximian.com doesn't match what I
> >>>have in my gconf database on Redhat 8.0 according to gconftool.  
> >>>(they seem to have different paths)
> >>Probably a gconftool 1 vs. 2 thing.
> >Can I assume that 1 and 2 are two different databases?
> >And Gnome 1.4 uses the gconftool-1 DB and Gnome 2.0 uses gconftool-2?
> 
> I believe that is true.  Diddling around I haven't been able to prove
> it,  but floor level manipulation is a new thing to me.  Prior to real
> recently the tools haven't been available.

It's weird, because if I update something with "gconftool-2 --set ...",
and then list it out with either gconftool-?, like: "gconftool-1 -R /",
the changes appear in both.

> >>>If I could find the settings evolution is reading, I could probably set
> >>>them manually with gconftool.
> >>I've got the evo source here, I'll take a look in there.
> 
> The code contains the following comments
> 
> gconftool --type=bool --set /system/gnome-vfs/use-http-proxy "TRUE"
> gconftool --type=string --set /system/gnome-vfs/http-proxy-host
> "your-proxy-url"
> gconftool --type=int --set /system/gnome-vfs/http-proxy-port "8080"

That's what Ximian says too:

http://support.ximian.com/cgi-bin/ximian.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_search_text=&p_prod_lvl1=2

Then type "proxy" in the "Search Text (Optional)" box, click SEARCH, and
click on the only result found.

> Is that what your doing?

Yes, except I used "gconftool-2"  (and the changes appear in the listing
of both -1 & -2).   Regular "gconftool" is no longer a legal command
under Redhat 8.0.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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