You can set system-wide settings using either the graphical
GConf editor or the command line
utility, gconftool-2. Examples of each method
are given below.
 | Caution |
|---|
| | You should make sure that all users are logged out before
changing any system-wide default or
mandatory preference settings. |
When logged in as root, you can use
GConf editor to set system-wide
default and system-wide mandatory settings by opening a
special GConf editor window. For
example, to set mandatory system-wide settings, run
GConf editor and choose
from the
menu as shown in Figure 1-2.
 | Tip |
|---|
| | Refer to the Configuration Editor Manual (available
through the online help system) for more detailed
information on using the GConf
editor. |
For example, using gconftool-2 you can
set the system-wide default number of
workspaces to 5 by issuing the command:
# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source \
xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults \
xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type int --set \
/apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces 5 |
| Tip |
|---|
| | Refer to the GConf Section of
the GNOME Desktop System Administration
Guide (available through the online help
system) for more detailed information regarding the use of
gconftool-2. |
