diff -up GConf-3.2.6/gconf/gconftool.c.pkill-hack GConf-3.2.6/gconf/gconftool.c --- GConf-3.2.6/gconf/gconftool.c.pkill-hack 2013-04-17 10:46:13.225426329 -0400 +++ GConf-3.2.6/gconf/gconftool.c 2013-04-17 10:48:25.963508300 -0400 @@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ main (int argc, char** argv) use_local_source = TRUE; - /* shut down daemon, this is a race condition, but will usually work. */ - gconf_shutdown_daemon (NULL); + g_spawn_command_line_sync ("/usr/bin/pkill -HUP -f /usr/libexec/gconfd-2", + NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); } if (config_source == NULL)