Description of Problem:
I have an edge panel at the bottom of the screen
that will not retain the color chosen for it.  If
transparent is chosen, trying to change the color
again results in the panel being locked as
transparent.  The only color choice at this point
is default.

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Create Edge Panel
2. Change Properties, Background, Color (to
something other than black)
3. Log out, save session changes, log back in,
color is black
4. Make background color change, stop gdm/gconfd,
restart gdm, log in, color is black

Actual Results:
Color always resets to black.  If color is set to
transparent, changing color to something other
than transparent cannot be done without deleting
the panel and recreating it.

Expected Results:
Color of taskbar should be saved

How often does this happen? 
Every time.  Upgraded another machine and now it
mimics the same behavior

Additional Information:
Using Sawfish
This happens with no applications open

No errors logged in .xsession-errors or
.gnome-errors or
/var/log/XFree86.0.log

Using gdm2

ii  gdm2           2.4.1.0-1      GNOME Display
Manager (for Gnome2)

On another machine
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux matthew 2.4.20-pre11aa1 #1 Tue Oct
22 19:34:21 EDT 2002
i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages gnome-panel depends on:
ii  bonobo-activation             1:1.0.3-3 
Bonobo Activation Framework
ii  gnome-desktop-data            2.0.10-1  
Common files for GNOME 2
desktop a
ii  gnome-panel-data              2.0.11-2  
Common files for GNOME 2
panel
ii  gnome-session                 2.0.9-3    The
GNOME 2 Session Manager
ii  libart-2.0-2                  2.3.11-1   The
GNOME 2 canvas widget -
runtim
ii  libatk1.0-0                   1.2.0-1    The
ATK accessibility
library
ii  libaudiofile0                 0.2.3-4    The
Audiofile Library
ii  libbonobo-activation4         1:1.0.3-3 
Bonobo Activation Framework
-- run
ii  libbonobo2-0                  2.1.0-1   
Bonobo CORBA interfaces
library
ii  libbonoboui2-0                2.1.0-1    The
Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                         2.3.1-9    GNU C
Library: Shared
libraries an
ii  libesd0                       0.2.28-2  
Enlightened Sound Daemon -
Shared 
ii  libgconf2-4                   1.2.1-4    GNOME
configuration
database syste
ii  libgcrypt1                    1.1.11-4   LGPL
Crypto library -
runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0                   2.0.1-3   
Library to load .glade
files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.2.0-2    The
GLib library of C
routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-0            2.0.10-1  
Utility library for loading
.deskt
ii  libgnome2-0                   2.0.6-2    The
GNOME 2 library -
runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0             2.1.5-2    A
powerful object-oriented
display
ii  libgnomeui-0                  2.0.6-3    The
GNOME 2 libraries (User
Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0                2.0.4-4    The
GNOME virtual
file-system libr
ii  libgnutls5                    0.6.0-2    GNU
TLS library - runtime
library
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.2.0-1    The
GTK+ graphical user
interface 
ii  liblinc1                      1:0.5.5-1 
library to simplify
creating netwo
ii  liborbit2                     1:2.4.4-1 
Libraries for ORBit2 - a
CORBA ORB
ii  libpanel-applet2-0            2.0.11-2  
Library for GNOME 2 Panel
applets
ii  libpango1.0-0                 1.2.0-1   
Layout and rendering of
internatio
ii  libpng12-0                    1.2.5-8    PNG
library - runtime
ii  libpopt0                      1.6.4-2    lib
for parsing cmdline
parameters
ii  libtasn1-0                    0.1.2-1   
Manage ASN.1 structures
(runtime)
ii  libwnck4                      0.18-1    
Window Navigator
Construction Kit 
ii  libxml2                       2.5.0-1    GNOME
XML library
ii  xbase-clients                 4.2.1-4   
miscellaneous X clients
ii  xlibs                         4.2.1-4    X
Window System client
libraries
ii  zlib1g                        1:1.1.4-9 
compression library -
runtime

-- no debconf information

the panel color works fine and is saved between
sessions.

After running apt-get upgrade on this machine, the
color is not saved on
the panel.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux matthew 2.4.20-pre11aa1 #1 Tue Oct
22 19:34:21 EDT 2002
i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages gnome-panel depends on:
ii  bonobo-activation             1:2.2.0-2 
Bonobo Activation Framework
ii  gnome-desktop-data            2.2.0-2   
Common files for GNOME 2
desktop a
ii  gnome-panel-data              2.2.0-2   
Common files for GNOME 2
panel
ii  gnome-session                 2.2.0.1-1  The
GNOME 2 Session Manager
ii  libart-2.0-2                  2.3.11-3  
Library of functions for 2D
graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0                   1.2.2-2    The
ATK accessibility
library
ii  libaudiofile0                 0.2.3-4    The
Audiofile Library
ii  libbonobo-activation4         1:2.2.0-2 
Bonobo Activation Framework
-- run
ii  libbonobo2-0                  2.2.0-1   
Bonobo CORBA interfaces
library
ii  libbonoboui2-0                2.2.0-1    The
Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                         2.3.1-10   GNU C
Library: Shared
libraries an
ii  libesd0                       0.2.28-2  
Enlightened Sound Daemon -
Shared 
ii  libgconf2-4                   2.2.0-1    GNOME
configuration
database syste
ii  libgcrypt1                    1.1.12-1   LGPL
Crypto library -
runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0                   2.0.1-3   
Library to load .glade
files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.2.0-2    The
GLib library of C
routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2            2.2.0-2   
Utility library for loading
.deskt
ii  libgnome2-0                   2.2.0.1-1  The
GNOME 2 library -
runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0             2.2.0.1-1  A
powerful object-oriented
display
ii  libgnomeui-0                  2.2.0.1-1  The
GNOME 2 libraries (User
Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0                2.2.0-2    The
GNOME virtual
file-system libr
ii  libgnutls5                    0.8.1-1    GNU
TLS library - runtime
library
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.2.0-2    The
GTK+ graphical user
interface 
ii  libjpeg62                     6b-6       The
Independent JPEG
Group's JPEG 
ii  liblinc1                      1:1.0.0-1 
library to simplify
creating netwo
ii  liborbit2                     1:2.6.0-1 
Libraries for ORBit2 - a
CORBA ORB
ii  libpanel-applet2-0            2.2.0-2   
Library for GNOME 2 Panel
applets
ii  libpango1.0-0                 1.2.0-3   
Layout and rendering of
internatio
ii  libpng12-0                    1.2.5-10   PNG
library - runtime
ii  libpopt0                      1.6.4-2    lib
for parsing cmdline
parameters
ii  libstartup-notification0      0.5-1     
library for program launch
feedbac
ii  libtasn1-0                    0.1.2-1   
Manage ASN.1 structures
(runtime)
ii  libwnck4                      2.2.0-1   
Window Navigator
Construction Kit 
ii  libxml2                       2.5.1-1    GNOME
XML library
ii  xbase-clients                 4.2.1-5   
miscellaneous X clients
ii  xlibs                         4.2.1-5    X
Window System client
libraries
ii  zlib1g                        1:1.1.4-9 
compression library -
runtime

-- no debconf information

I have tried setting the color, logging out while
saving the session,
logging out without saving the session, shutting
down gdm and gconfd to
see if they will write the change.

I downgraded the other machine to 

bash-2.05b# dpkg -l | grep gdm
ii  gdm            2.2.5.5-2      GNOME Display
Manager

I installed a newer version of gdm2
bash-2.05b# dpkg -l | grep gdm
ii  gdm            2.4.1.2-1      GNOME Display
Manager (for Gnome2)

And the problem remains.

I checked /var/log/XFree86.0.log, .gnome-errors,
.session-errors and all
don't have anything related

Like the first machine that I had problems with,
if I set the second one
to Transparent, I am unable to change it back to
anything except
default.  

I downgraded the first machine go gdm 2.2.5.5-2,
same thing.  Upgraded
back to 2.4.1.2-1, and the color is still not
saved upon logout, restart
of the session or restart of gdm.