To completely disable command line access, you will need to
make configuration changes in a number of different
contexts:
Set the disable_command_line gconf
key, which prevents the user from accessing the terminal or
specifying a command line to be executed
Disable the Command Line
(Mini-Commander) applet
Disable console switching by editing
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Remove the menu
item from the
These steps are described below.
- Setting the disable_command_line gconf key
Set the
/desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_command_line
key by using GConf editor as
shown in Figure 4-6.
Setting this key also disables access to the
Run Application panel dialog.
- Disabling the Command
Line (Mini Commander) applet
To disable this applet, you will need to add the applet
IID OAFIID:GNOME_MiniCommanderApplet
to the list of disabled applets. Refer to Section 4.3.1 Disabling Applets for
information on disabling applets.
- Disabling Console Switching
Access to all virtual consoles can be disabled by
adding a DontVTSwitch
option to the Serverflags
section in the X configuration
file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Section "Serverflags"
Option "DontVTSwitch" "yes"
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- Removing the
menu item from the
The menu containing the menu item will automatically be
removed when all desktop icons are removed by unsetting
the
/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop
key. When this key is unset,
Nautilus no longer controls the
desktop. Refer to Section 4.6 Removing Desktop Icons for
instructions for unsetting this key.
