What were you trying to do that didn't work?
The following dconf keys, when configured in a file in a /etc/dconf/db/ subdirectory, do not get applied when running dconf update:
[org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences]
button-layout=":minimize,maximize,close"
num-workspaces=8
[org/gnome/mutter]
dynamic-workspaces=false
If you apply the settings via gsettings or gnome-tweaks, they are applied for the user they are ran as.
Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:
dconf-0.40.0-6.el9.x86_64
gnome-shell-40.9-2.el9.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 to 9.4
How reproducible:
The customer and I were able to reproduce the behavior consistently.
Steps to reproduce:
Configure above mentioned dconf keys in a file. (Tests were performed on my end with placing it in either local.d or gdm.d)
Run 'dconf update' as root.
Check values of properties using "dconf dump / | grep -iE 'workspaces|button'"
Expected results
Dconf settings applied correctly and shown in 'dconf dump /' output.
Actual results
Settings are not properly applied after 'dconf update' and are only applicable using gsettings or gnome-tweaks.