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GNOME Configuration for
Administrators
This chapter discusses GNOME configuration options Administrators can adjust system-
wide, such as customizing menus, installing themes, configuring fonts, changing pre-
ferred applications, and locking down capabilities.
These configuration options are stored in the GConf system. Access the GConf system
with tools such as the gconftool-2 command line interface or the gconf-editor GUI.

4.1 The GConf System

The GNOME desktop makes use of GConf for configuration. It is a hierarchically
structured database or registry where the user can change his own settings and the system
administrator can set default or mandatory values for all users. You reach GConf settings
by specifying access paths such as
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename—this, for example, is
the key holding the file name of the desktop background picture.
Use the graphical gconf-editor if you want to browse through all options conve-
niently. For a short usage description of gconf-editor, see
gconf-editor" (page 22). If you need a scriptable solution, see
gconftool-2 Command Line Interface"
WARNING: GNOME Control Center Dialogs
Accessing the Gconf System directly can result in an unusable system, if done
inappropriately.
Section 4.1.1, "The Graphical
(page 23).

GNOME Configuration for Administrators

Section 4.1.2, "The
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