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Description of problem:
[root@cpmd sbin]# system-config-network
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-network-gui", line 67, in <lambda>
    PROGNAME, PRG_VERSION)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rhpl/exception.py", line 369, in handleException
    import gtk
  File "/usr/src/build/535819-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 37, in ?
ImportError: /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1: undefined symbol: FT_Get_BDF_Property

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-network-gui", line 70, in ?
    import gtk
  File "/usr/src/build/535819-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 37, in ?
ImportError: /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1: undefined symbol: FT_Get_BDF_Property


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
system-config-network-1.3.26-1  fontconfig-2.2.3-13   vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1383_FC5

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run system-config-network as any user, including root
2.
3.
  

Actual Results:  See above.  The graphical interface, of course,
fails to appear when clicking on the menu interface.

Expected Results:  The system-config-network-gui should appear
and behave.

Additional info:

Workaround is to edit the files in
/etc/sysconfig:   network and in networking-scripts.