Thank you MoarningSun,
for pointing out that there are different config files for different users when using gconf-editor. The lock problem was driving me crazy, since I always used 'gksudo gconf-editor'. Thus i think this is a good advice (most of the time):
** Don't use 'gksudo' in combination with 'gconf-editor' **
While it's quite logical to have different config files for different users, it's not that obvious. I guess a lot of unexpected behavior occurred, because the settings of the wrong user were changed.
Thank you MoarningSun,
for pointing out that there are different config files for different users when using gconf-editor. The lock problem was driving me crazy, since I always used 'gksudo gconf-editor'. Thus i think this is a good advice (most of the time):
** Don't use 'gksudo' in combination with 'gconf-editor' **
While it's quite logical to have different config files for different users, it's not that obvious. I guess a lot of unexpected behavior occurred, because the settings of the wrong user were changed.