test02@scott-laptop:~$ desktop-switcher 
In classic mode: false
** (desktop-switcher:4721): DEBUG: Enabling classic mode
** (desktop-switcher:4721): DEBUG: Suppressing Launcher autostart
** (desktop-switcher:4721): DEBUG: Killing the launcher
ume-launcher: no process killed
** (desktop-switcher:4721): DEBUG: Restoring panel settings
** (desktop-switcher:4721): DEBUG: 
Restored panel configuration from defaults


** (desktop-switcher:4721): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer

** (desktop-switcher:4721): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Could not send message to gconf daemon: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus))
test02@scott-laptop:~$ Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one running.

** (nautilus:4725): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
test02@scott-laptop:~$