Logging in to client

When trying to login as user I get:
The files that contain your preference settings are currently in use. You might be logged in to a session from another computer, and the other login session is using your preference settings. files. You can continue to use the current session, but this might cause temporary problems with the preference settings in the other session. Do you want to continue? Logout Continue

I choose Continue and get:
Please contact your system administrator to resolve the following problems: Could not resolve the address "xml:readwrite:/home/users/rita/.gcong" in the configuration file "etc/gconf/2/path":Failed:Could not make directory 'home/users/rita/.gconf':Permision denied  xClose