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NOTE
When this guide refers to a preference key, the path to the key is added to the
name of the key. For example, the font_name preference key in the
/desktop/gnome/interface subdirectory is referred to as
/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name.
GConf Configuration Sources
The GConf repository contains a series of storage locations that are called configuration
sources. The configuration sources are listed in the /etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/
gconf/ gconf-version-number/ path GConf path file. Each user has a path
file. The path file specifies the following information for each configuration source:
• Backend module to use to read the repository
• Permissions on the repository
• Location of the repository
The GConf path file also contains include instructions. By default, the contents of the
GConf path file are as follows:
xml:readonly:/etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory
include /etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/2/local-mandatory.path
include "$(HOME)/.gconf.path"
include /etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/2/local-defaults.path
xml:readwrite:$(HOME)/.gconf
xml:readonly:/etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults
When GConf searches for a preference value, it reads the configuration sources in the
order specified in the path file. The following table describes the configuration sources
in the path file:
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