Mac OS/X Up and Gnucash startup errors

[Steve Drach]

>> I run Mac OS/X 10.5.6 (9G55) and a Fink installed Gnucash 2.2.8.    
>> All was fine until I installed an update that came out two days  
>> ago.  Since then, when I try to start gnucash, I get an error  
>> stating it cannot find default values (see attached photo).  If I  
>> go through the setup process, I get a window, but it seems to be  
>> "dull" or missing something -- hard to explain, perhaps fonts or  
>> styles are wrong.   Then if I quit and restart, I get the same  
>> error message.  Any ideas?
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> An update of what? gnucash 2.2.9 was posted in fink a couple days  
> ago, but you mention 2.2.8.

Sorry.  Mac OS/X security update

> I have seen the first message once -- when I left X11 running after  
> it had talked to a different instance of dbus/gnome-settings-daemon  
> than the instance gnucash was expecting. Quitting x11, then  
> relaunching gnucash solved that problem for me. I used the Quit  
> button in the first dialog to make sure my old settings weren't  
> overwritten.

That was an easy test that didn't work (i.e. same error message)

> dbus in fink has undergone several changes lately. If you use 'fink  
> update-all', you probably have a new version of dbus. While I've  
> never been able to pin it down, rebooting has occasionally helped in  
> the past after a dbus installation. Less drastic action could well  
> solve the problem, but I've never been able to figure out why I've  
> had the problems in the first place.

I haven't updated lately.  I could try that.  What is "dbus"?

> If you're talking about a system update, did you install xquartz  
> from macosforge? If so, you may have to reinstall that.

No, because I usually don't have to, but a system upgrade could easily  
clobber something, so I'll try that

Derek mentioned it could be a gconf issue.  i imagine so.  I wonder  
why a system upgrade would break it, perhaps a permission problem.  I  
guess I'll look there too.