Am Dienstag, 21. November 2006 13:17 schrieb Ben Armstrong: > I was thinking > merely of providing a "graduated" set of initial configurations for > desktops for each of a few different age ranges, > > I think this could all be done with a different /etc/skel per age > range, or perhaps a single one encompassing all "levels" of user > account configuration, with some way of selecting amongst them at the > user level (e.g. by choosing a different "session" type from gdm). Do > other CDDs have a similar need, or is Debian Jr. alone?
Yes, debian-edu with desktop-profiles is one. Basicly you create some directories with your (even stackable) desktop configurations as you described above and configure desktop-profiles to activate them depending on a users group membership or the return code of a command you specify! You could have a simple user level Debian Jr. profile chooser. Unlike copying files from /etc/skel, desktop-profiles makes use of the configuration stacking that DEs have implemented. Profiles can be switched or updated without affecting user overrides just as you mentioned above. -Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
