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GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide

User settings

Control system settings with keyfiles
Use dconf keyfiles to configure specific settings with a text editor.
Custom default values for system settings
Set system-wide default settings using dconf profiles.
Default favorite applications
Customize the default favourites in the Activities overview.
Disable command line access
Disable command line access for all users.
Enable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Enable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
Enable the Compose key
Enable the Compose key by default for all users.
Lock down specific settings
Use the lockdown mode in dconf to prevent users from changing specific settings.
Lock the screen when user is idle
Enable the screensaver and make the screen lock automatically when the user is idle.
Select a profile
This page gives detailed information about profile selection.
Set screen brightness and idle time
Enable screen dimming, then set the amount and timeout.
Store settings over NFS
Update the system configuration for dconf to store settings in an NFS home directory.
Why should not I use GSettings overrides?
GSettings overrides are used by distributions to adjust default settings.

Default appearance

Add an extra font for all users
Add extra fonts for all users.
Add an extra font for individual users
Add extra fonts for individual users.
Add extra backgrounds
How do I make extra backgrounds available to my users?
Customize the default desktop background
Set the default desktop background using a GSettings override.

GNOME Shell extensions

Enable machine-wide extensions
Enable GNOME Shell extensions for all users.
Lock down enabled extensions
Disallow the user to enable or disable GNOME Shell extensions.
Set up mandatory extensions
Set up machine-wide GNOME Shell extensions that are mandatory to use.
What are GNOME Shell extensions?
GNOME Shell extensions allow customizing the default GNOME Shell interface.

Session management

Add a greeter logo to the login screen
Edit a GDM dconf profile to display an image on the login screen.
Automatic login
Log in automatically into a user account on startup.
Change the background of the login screen
Edit the GDM dconf profile
Display a text banner on the login screen
Edit a GDM dconf profile to display a text banner on the login screen.
Display multiple keyboard layouts on the login screen
Populate the keyboard layout chooser on the login screen.
Typical processes
Which processes should I expect to see running in a pristine, stock GNOME session?
Use enterprise credentials to log into GNOME
Use your Active Directory or IPA domain credentials to log into GNOME.
User default sessions
Specify the default session for a user.

Network

Configure a default server list
How do I make it easy for different users to access different file shares?
Configure a printer
How do I preconfigure my Samba printer
Default VPN settings
How do I preconfigure VPN for all my users?