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KDE Configuration for
Administrators
KDE is an extensively configurable desktop environment. In addition to being config-
urable for the individual user, administrators have the possibility to create global con-
figurations. This allows system administrators to provide custom default settings for
their environments. Settings can differ between groups and individual users. It is also
possible to restrict which settings users can change. Additionally, access to parts of
KDE or functions in KDE can be restricted for users and groups.
These global configurations allow administrators to, for example, set up a company-
wide desktop following the corporate identity that the user is not allowed to change. It
is also feasible to assign task-specific profiles with access to only a limited set of appli-
cations to different groups within an organization.
KDE reads and stores all configuration files in fixed directory trees called profiles. A
profile is a collection of default settings and restrictions that can be applied to individ-
ual users or groups of users. These profiles are handled by the KIOSK framework. Use
the graphical KIOSK Admin Tool to generate and manage profiles or manually edit
and create files and structures in a profile.
11.1 Managing Profiles Using the
KIOSK Admin Tool
The Kiosk Admin Tool allows you to define profiles with desktop policies, environment
restrictions, and menu definitions. It allows you to modify existing profiles and lets
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