Configuration server problem after changing /tmp mountpoint: how to solve?

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Published on 2011-02-04T08:51:30Z Indexed on 2011/03/07 16:18 UTC
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I created a new partition on my hard drive because my /tmp partition was too small. I changed the mountpoint in /etc/fstab and rebooted.

Every time I reboot, I get the following error message at the login screen:

There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)

When I log in, /tmp is mounted correctly and everything seems to work fine. When I reboot, the error shows again. When I change the /tmp mountpoint back to the old partition, the error message disappears.

What could be causing this and how can I solve this issue?

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