On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 16:54 -0400, Chris Murphy wrote: > Thanks for picking this up. Tried your commands but with the > following errors: > > First, no account's directory: > > I couldn't find an accounts folder: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail]$ ls ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/ > composer display format %gconf.xml junk message_window prompts > subscribe_window
pssst .... it is the %gconf.xml file ;) > > > So I tried it on the whole folder: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] .gconf]$ gconftool-2 > --get /public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/ > Failed to get value for > `/public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/': Bad key or > directory name: "/public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/": > Can't have a period (.) right after a slash (/) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] .gconf]$ gconftool-2 --get apps/evolution/mail/ > Failed to get value for `apps/evolution/mail/': Bad key or directory > name: "apps/evolution/mail/": Must begin with a slash (/) As said, Must being with a slash gconftool-2 --get /apps/evolution/mail/accounts > > I've never used this before, any help would be appreciated. I would > like to do this without moving the directory to a temp dir with no .'s > but maybe I'm missing something. > > > Ritesh Khadgaray wrote: > > heya, > > > > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 15:06 -0400, Chris Murphy wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I have looked through the archives and done a couple dozen grep's in my > > > home folder, but I can't find where evolution stores your account setup > > > info. What I want to do is change the smtp server for my entire company > > > without having to log in as each individual user and change it. If I > > > could change it in a config file by scripting sed or something similar > > > to switch it in each person's home that would be great. > > > > > > > This is saved as a gconf key, and is not searchable via grep due to > > string substitution , i.e., & with & and like-wise . > > > > The command-set below may help, and i have _not tested_ this . > > > > > > gconftool-2 --get /apps/evolution/mail/accounts > /tmp/account_list > > sed s/old_smtp/new_smtp/ account_list > account_list_modified > > gconftool --unset /apps/evolution/mail/accounts > > gconftool-2 --load < /tmp/account_list_modified > > > > > > ps : on a additional note, i believe evolution has ldap backend for > > settings . > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Evolution-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > > > > -- Ritesh Khadgaray ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ LinuX N Stuff Ph: +919970164885 Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway. _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
