--- /dev/null
+Index: backends/xml-backend.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/backends/xml-backend.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.81
+diff -u -p -u -r1.81 xml-backend.c
+--- GConf-1.2.1/backends/xml-backend.c 21 Mar 2002 23:55:06 -0000 1.81
++++ GConf-1.2.1/backends/xml-backend.c 21 Aug 2002 12:47:17 -0000
+@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ static void destroy_source (GC
+
+ static void clear_cache (GConfSource* source);
+
++static void blow_away_locks (const char *address);
++
+ static GConfBackendVTable xml_vtable = {
+ x_shutdown,
+ resolve_address,
+@@ -224,7 +226,8 @@ static GConfBackendVTable xml_vtable = {
+ set_schema,
+ sync_all,
+ destroy_source,
+- clear_cache
++ clear_cache,
++ blow_away_locks
+ };
+
+ static void
+@@ -267,13 +270,48 @@ writable (GConfSource* source,
+ return TRUE;
+ }
+
++static char*
++get_dir_from_address (const char *address,
++ GError **err)
++{
++ char *root_dir;
++ int len;
++
++ root_dir = gconf_address_resource (address);
++
++ if (root_dir == NULL)
++ {
++ gconf_set_error (err, GCONF_ERROR_BAD_ADDRESS,
++ _("Couldn't find the XML root directory in the address `%s'"),
++ address);
++ return NULL;
++ }
++
++ /* Chop trailing '/' to canonicalize */
++ len = strlen (root_dir);
++
++ if (root_dir[len-1] == '/')
++ root_dir[len-1] = '\0';
++
++ return root_dir;
++}
++
++static char*
++get_lock_dir_from_root_dir (const char *root_dir)
++{
++ gchar* lockdir;
++
++ lockdir = gconf_concat_dir_and_key (root_dir, "%gconf-xml-backend.lock");
++
++ return lockdir;
++}
++
+ static GConfSource*
+ resolve_address (const gchar* address, GError** err)
+ {
+ gchar* root_dir;
+ XMLSource* xsource;
+ GConfSource* source;
+- guint len;
+ gint flags = 0;
+ GConfLock* lock = NULL;
+ guint dir_mode = 0700;
+@@ -281,20 +319,10 @@ resolve_address (const gchar* address, G
+ gchar** address_flags;
+ gchar** iter;
+ gboolean force_readonly;
+-
+- root_dir = gconf_address_resource(address);
+
++ root_dir = get_dir_from_address (address, err);
+ if (root_dir == NULL)
+- {
+- gconf_set_error(err, GCONF_ERROR_BAD_ADDRESS, _("Couldn't find the XML root directory in the address `%s'"), address);
+- return NULL;
+- }
+-
+- /* Chop trailing '/' to canonicalize */
+- len = strlen(root_dir);
+-
+- if (root_dir[len-1] == '/')
+- root_dir[len-1] = '\0';
++ return NULL;
+
+ if (mkdir(root_dir, dir_mode) < 0)
+ {
+@@ -374,7 +402,7 @@ resolve_address (const gchar* address, G
+ {
+ gchar* lockdir;
+
+- lockdir = gconf_concat_dir_and_key(root_dir, "%gconf-xml-backend.lock");
++ lockdir = get_lock_dir_from_root_dir (root_dir);
+
+ lock = gconf_get_lock(lockdir, err);
+
+@@ -712,6 +740,58 @@ clear_cache (GConfSource* source)
+
+ /* clean all entries older than 0 seconds */
+ cache_clean(xs->cache, 0);
++}
++
++static void
++blow_away_locks (const char *address)
++{
++ char *root_dir;
++ char *lock_dir;
++ DIR *dp;
++ struct dirent *dent;
++
++ root_dir = get_dir_from_address (address, NULL);
++ if (root_dir == NULL)
++ return;
++
++ lock_dir = get_lock_dir_from_root_dir (root_dir);
++
++ dp = opendir (lock_dir);
++
++ if (dp == NULL)
++ {
++ g_printerr (_("Could not open lock directory for %s to remove locks: %s\n"),
++ address, g_strerror (errno));
++ goto out;
++ }
++
++ while ((dent = readdir (dp)) != NULL)
++ {
++ char *path;
++
++ /* ignore ., .. (and any ..foo as an intentional who-cares bug) */
++ if (dent->d_name[0] == '.' &&
++ (dent->d_name[1] == '\0' || dent->d_name[1] == '.'))
++ continue;
++
++ path = g_build_filename (lock_dir, dent->d_name, NULL);
++
++ if (unlink (path) < 0)
++ {
++ g_printerr (_("Could not remove file %s: %s\n"),
++ path, g_strerror (errno));
++ }
++
++ g_free (path);
++ }
++
++ out:
++
++ if (dp)
++ closedir (dp);
++
++ g_free (root_dir);
++ g_free (lock_dir);
+ }
+
+ /* Initializer */
+Index: gconf/gconf-backend.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/gconf/gconf-backend.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.21
+diff -u -p -u -r1.21 gconf-backend.c
+--- GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-backend.c 4 Dec 2001 22:17:09 -0000 1.21
++++ GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-backend.c 21 Aug 2002 12:47:17 -0000
+@@ -353,5 +353,15 @@ gconf_backend_resolve_address (GConfBack
+ return retval;
+ }
+
++void
++gconf_blow_away_locks (const gchar* address)
++{
++ GConfBackend* backend;
+
++ backend = gconf_get_backend (address, NULL);
+
++ if (backend != NULL)
++ {
++ (*backend->vtable->blow_away_locks) (address);
++ }
++}
+Index: gconf/gconf-backend.h
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/gconf/gconf-backend.h,v
+retrieving revision 1.29
+diff -u -p -u -r1.29 gconf-backend.h
+--- GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-backend.h 13 Jul 2001 22:07:37 -0000 1.29
++++ GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-backend.h 21 Aug 2002 12:47:17 -0000
+@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ struct _GConfBackendVTable {
+
+ /* This is basically used by the test suite */
+ void (* clear_cache) (GConfSource* source);
++
++ /* used by gconf-sanity-check */
++ void (* blow_away_locks) (const char *address);
+ };
+
+ struct _GConfBackend {
+@@ -161,6 +164,8 @@ void gconf_backend_unref(GConfB
+ GConfSource* gconf_backend_resolve_address (GConfBackend* backend,
+ const gchar* address,
+ GError** err);
++
++void gconf_blow_away_locks (const gchar* address);
+
+ #endif
+
+Index: gconf/gconf-internals.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/gconf/gconf-internals.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.114
+diff -u -p -u -r1.114 gconf-internals.c
+--- GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-internals.c 4 Aug 2002 17:44:16 -0000 1.114
++++ GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-internals.c 21 Aug 2002 12:47:18 -0000
+@@ -2701,6 +2701,24 @@ gconf_get_current_lock_holder (const gc
+ return server;
+ }
+
++void
++gconf_daemon_blow_away_locks (void)
++{
++ char *lock_directory;
++ char *iorfile;
++
++ lock_directory = gconf_get_lock_dir ();
++
++ iorfile = g_strconcat (lock_directory, "/ior", NULL);
++
++ if (unlink (iorfile) < 0)
++ g_printerr (_("Failed to unlink lock file %s: %s\n"),
++ iorfile, g_strerror (errno));
++
++ g_free (iorfile);
++ g_free (lock_directory);
++}
++
+ static CORBA_ORB gconf_orb = CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
+
+ CORBA_ORB
+Index: gconf/gconf-internals.h
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/gconf/gconf-internals.h,v
+retrieving revision 1.74
+diff -u -p -u -r1.74 gconf-internals.h
+--- GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-internals.h 3 Jun 2002 02:36:26 -0000 1.74
++++ GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-internals.h 21 Aug 2002 12:47:18 -0000
+@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ GConfLock* gconf_get_lock_or_current_hol
+ ConfigServer gconf_get_current_lock_holder (const gchar *lock_directory,
+ GString *failure_log);
+
++void gconf_daemon_blow_away_locks (void);
++
+ GError* gconf_error_new (GConfError en,
+ const gchar* format, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (2, 3);
+
+Index: gconf/gconf-sanity-check.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gconf/gconf/gconf-sanity-check.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.4
+diff -u -p -u -r1.4 gconf-sanity-check.c
+--- GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-sanity-check.c 21 Mar 2002 23:55:09 -0000 1.4
++++ GConf-1.2.1/gconf/gconf-sanity-check.c 21 Aug 2002 12:47:18 -0000
+@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ struct poptOption options[] = {
+ static gboolean ensure_gtk (void);
+ static void show_fatal_error_dialog (const char *format,
+ ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (1, 2);
++static gboolean offer_delete_locks (void);
+ static gboolean check_file_locking (void);
+-static gboolean check_gconf (void);
++static gboolean check_gconf (gboolean display_errors);
+
+ int
+ main (int argc, char** argv)
+@@ -83,8 +84,14 @@ main (int argc, char** argv)
+ if (!check_file_locking ())
+ return 1;
+
+- if (!check_gconf ())
+- return 1;
++ if (!check_gconf (FALSE))
++ {
++ if (!offer_delete_locks ())
++ return 1;
++
++ if (!check_gconf (TRUE))
++ return 1;
++ }
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ check_file_locking (void)
+ }
+
+ static gboolean
+-check_gconf (void)
++check_gconf (gboolean display_errors)
+ {
+ GSList* addresses;
+ GSList* tmp;
+@@ -192,11 +199,12 @@ check_gconf (void)
+
+ if (addresses == NULL)
+ {
+- show_fatal_error_dialog (_("Please contact your system administrator to resolve the following problem:\n"
+- "No configuration sources in the configuration file \"%s\"; this means that preferences and other settings can't be saved. %s%s"),
+- conffile,
+- error ? _("Error reading the file: ") : "",
+- error ? error->message : "");
++ if (display_errors)
++ show_fatal_error_dialog (_("Please contact your system administrator to resolve the following problem:\n"
++ "No configuration sources in the configuration file \"%s\"; this means that preferences and other settings can't be saved. %s%s"),
++ conffile,
++ error ? _("Error reading the file: ") : "",
++ error ? error->message : "");
+
+ if (error)
+ g_error_free (error);
+@@ -217,9 +225,10 @@ check_gconf (void)
+
+ if (error)
+ {
+- show_fatal_error_dialog (_("Please contact your system administrator to resolve the following problem:\n"
+- "Could not resolve the address \"%s\" in the configuration file \"%s\": %s"),
+- address, conffile, error->message);
++ if (display_errors)
++ show_fatal_error_dialog (_("Please contact your system administrator to resolve the following problem:\n"
++ "Could not resolve the address \"%s\" in the configuration file \"%s\": %s"),
++ address, conffile, error->message);
+ g_error_free (error);
+ goto out;
+ }
+@@ -269,6 +278,97 @@ show_fatal_error_dialog (const char *for
+ gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (d));
+
+ gtk_widget_destroy (d);
++}
++
++static gboolean
++offer_delete_locks (void)
++{
++ gboolean delete_locks;
++ const char *question;
++
++ delete_locks = FALSE;
++ question = _("Your preferences files are currently in use. "
++ "(If you are logged in to this same account from "
++ "another computer, the other login session is probably using "
++ "your preferences files.) "
++ "You can choose to continue, but be aware that other login "
++ "sessions may become temporarily confused. "
++ "If you are not logged in elsewhere, it should be harmless to "
++ "continue.");
++
++ if (ensure_gtk ())
++ {
++ GtkDialog *d;
++ int response;
++
++ d = gtk_message_dialog_new (NULL, 0,
++ GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
++ GTK_BUTTONS_NONE,
++ "%s", question);
++
++ gtk_dialog_add_buttons (GTK_DIALOG (d),
++ GTK_STOCK_CANCEL,
++ GTK_RESPONSE_REJECT,
++ _("Continue"),
++ GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT,
++ NULL);
++
++ response = gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (d));
++
++ gtk_widget_destroy (d);
++
++ if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
++ delete_locks = TRUE;
++ }
++ else
++ {
++ g_print (_("%s Continue (y/n)?"), question);
++ switch (getchar ())
++ {
++ case 'y':
++ case 'Y':
++ delete_locks = TRUE;
++ break;
++ }
++ }
++
++ if (delete_locks)
++ {
++ GSList* addresses;
++ GSList* tmp;
++ char *conffile;
++
++ conffile = g_strconcat (GCONF_CONFDIR, "/path", NULL);
++
++ addresses = gconf_load_source_path (conffile, NULL);
++
++ g_free (conffile);
++
++ if (addresses == NULL)
++ g_printerr ("Failed to load addresses to delete locks\n");
++
++ tmp = addresses;
++ while (tmp != NULL)
++ {
++ const char *address;
++
++ address = tmp->data;
++
++ gconf_blow_away_locks (address);
++
++ g_free (tmp->data);
++
++ tmp = tmp->next;
++ }
++
++ g_slist_free (addresses);
++
++ gconf_daemon_blow_away_locks ();
++
++ return TRUE;
++ }
++
++ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ /* this is because setting up gtk is kind of slow, no point doing it