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<refentry id="dconf-service">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>dconf-service</title>
    <productname>dconf</productname>

    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
        <firstname>Ryan</firstname>
        <surname>Lortie</surname>
        <email>desrt@desrt.ca</email>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>

  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>dconf-service</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>dconf-service</refname>
    <refpurpose>D-Bus service for writes to the dconf database</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>dconf-service</command>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
      The <command>dconf-service</command> program provides the <emphasis>ca.desrt.dconf</emphasis> name on the
      session or system bus. Users or administrators should never need to start the service, as it will be
      automatically started by
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
      whenever an application tries to write settings.
    </para>

    <para>
      Reading values from the dconf database does not involve the service; it is only needed for writes. The
      service is stateless and can exit freely at any time (and is therefore robust against crashes).
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dconf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
