There was an error starting the gnome settings Daemon.

[DrSunnysock]

There is this password protected Windows 2000 computer that I'm trying to overwrite with Ubuntu, but when I try to boot from the disc or install I get the following message:

"There was an error starting the gnome settings Daemon.
The last error message did not receive a reply. Possible causes include the remote application did not send a reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken."


I also get something about a clock being misconfigured, or something.

What do I do? Please help.

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[hellion0]

I've heard of that bug after install. Never heard of it occuring on the LiveCD, but I guess it's possible.

You might want to try the Alternate CD. It'll install just the same, but hopefully without the nasty errors.

[terry_gardener]

could try the following

quick fix for this is to restart x server, press ctrl+alt+backspace
then logon.

if this happens everytime you logon or bootup the system then the instructions in the following link.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=395456

[Lou_Cypher]

As suggested in a forum for another ditro (and what ended up working for me), was to remove the /tmp/gconfd-yourusername/ directory.