[SOLVED] Remove gconf and dconf settings?

Hey all,
Some time ago I gave GNOME SHELL another spin and today I've started with a system cleanup. Before GS got installed, I did not have gconf nor dconf installed but I assume they leave their schemas behind when you remove them. Where can I find these and how can I remove every schema and/or setting they have stored on my laptop?
EDIT: Also, when removing GDM, pacman returned this:
error: command failed to execute correctly
I guess this means that it also left some files on my laptop. Perhaps the gdm user/group it makes, but maybe something different. Can I check what it left behind?
Last edited by Unia (2012-06-19 15:50:05)

I would run pacman -Qo against the files and see what packages owns them.
BTW the error in your first post, is exactly like it says. It tried to run a command but couldn't. Here's gdm's post_remove:
post_remove() {
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
dconf update
gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor
getent passwd gdm >/dev/null 2>&1 && userdel gdm
getent group gdm >/dev/null 2>&1 && groupdel gdm
Maybe the dconf package got removed before gdm or something.

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