Are you running gconf-editor as root? I imagine to change some of the global, manditory keys you would need write access to /usr/share where the skeleton gnome settings are stored and for that you would need to be root
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Barb A. Tabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. I am attemping to lockdown certain things on my thin clients. I was > going by these directions from the Edubuntu FAQ page... > How do I lock down user desktops and other aspects of the system? > > GConf is a good place to start. Here are some useful GConf keys to set as > mandatory: > > - > > /apps/panel/global: locked_down > - > > /desktop/gnome/background: picture_filename > /home/share/backgrounds/picture.jpg > - > > /desktop/gnome/lockdown: disable_lock_screen > - > > /apps/metacity/global_keybindings: Go here to disable/set keybindings > (such as removing the default ALT+F2 = run dialogue so students cannot > arbitrarily run any program on the system) > - > > /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver: start_screensaver > - > > /desktop/gnome/lockdown: disable_user_switching > - > > /apps/panel/global/disabled_applets: A list of applets you can disable. > This was relevant when removing fast-user-switch and deskbar applets, as > Gnome would complain upon login of every user that it couldn't load the > applet (they are defaulted to load even when the packages are removed) > - > > /apps/panel/toplevels/*/background: Will be good for setting panel > translucency/color for administrator accounts > > But, when I attempt to do any of these things, I get the message "The > application "gconf-editor" attempted to change an aspect of your > configuration that your system administrator or operating system vendor does > not allow you to change. Some of the settings you have selected may not take > effect, or may not be restored next time you use the application." > What am I doing wrong??? > Thanks. Barb > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > >
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