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Table 10.1 Configuration Sources in the Path File
Configuration
Source
Mandatory
User
Default
The sequence of the configuration sources in the path file ensures that mandatory
preference settings override user preference settings. The sequence also ensures that
user preference settings override default preference settings. That is, GConf applies
preferences in the following order of priority:
1. Mandatory preferences
2. User-specified preferences
3. Default preferences
The include instructions in the GConf path file enable system administrators to specify
other configuration sources:
Description
The permissions on this configuration source are set to Read
Only. Users cannot overwrite the values in this source, so the
preferences in the source are mandatory.
This configuration source is stored in the .gconf directory in
the home directory of the user. When the user sets a preference,
the new preference information is added to this location.
You can use the Configuration Editor to modify the user confi-
guration source.
This configuration source contains the default preference set-
tings.
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