You can set system-wide settings using either the graphical
GConf editor or the command line
utility, gconftool-2. Examples of each
method are given below.
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Caution |
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You should make sure that all users are logged out before
changing any system-wide default or
mandatory preference settings.
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When logged in as root, you can use GConf
editor to set system-wide default and system-wide mandatory
settings by opening a special GConf
editor window. For example, to set mandatory system-wide
settings, run GConf editor and choose
from the menu as shown in
Figure 1-2.
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Tip |
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Refer to the Configuration Editor Manual (available through the
online help system) for more detailed information on using the
GConf editor.
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For example, using gconftool-2 you can
set the system-wide default number of
workspaces to 5 by issuing the command:
# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source \
xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults \
xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type int --set \
/apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces 5
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Tip |
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Refer to the GConf Section of the
GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide
(available through the online help system) for more detailed
information regarding the use of gconftool-2.
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