I'm only just starting to learn how dconf works, but it doesn't seem correct that a lock stays in effect even after I've removed the key from the lock file and done dconf update, though removing the file completely does properly remove the lock.

This is on Ubuntu 14.10 with dconf 0.22.0.


For instance,

$ sudo dconf update
$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['test1']"
$
$ echo "/org/gnome/shell/favorite-apps" | sudo tee --append /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00_locks
/org/gnome/shell/favorite-apps
$ sudo dconf update
$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['test2']"
The key is not writable
$ echo "" | sudo tee /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00_locks

$ sudo dconf update
$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['test3']"
The key is not writable
$ more /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00_locks

$ sudo rm  /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00_locks 
$ sudo dconf update
$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['test4']"
$