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For example, to set wwwproxy.xyz.com as the mandatory HTTP proxy host, use
the following command:
gconftool-2 --direct --config-source
xml:readwrite:/etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type string
--set /system/http_proxy/host wwwproxy.xyz.com
The user cannot override this preference value.
You can also use the gconftool-2 command to set default values. For example, to set
the default number of workspaces to five, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --direct --config-source
xml:readwrite:/etc/opt/gnome/opt/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type int
--set /apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces 5
The user can override this preference value.
10.1.5 Setting General Preferences
The following sections describe how to assign mandatory or default values to general
preferences:
• Section "Setting HTTP Proxy Preferences"
• Section "Setting Print Manager Preferences"
• Section "Setting the Number of Workspaces"
• Section "Setting Keyboard Accessibility Preferences"
• Section "Setting Keyboard Shortcut Preferences"
• Section "Setting Keyboard Shortcut Preferences"
Setting HTTP Proxy Preferences
To set HTTP proxy preferences, modify the values of the preference keys in the
/system/http_proxy/ location. For example, to set a mandatory value for the
HTTP proxy host, use the following command:
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