If you are a system administrator, you can set default and mandatory
settings in GConf which will affect all users.
Default settings are used when the user has not set a value explicitly, and
users can always override them. Mandatory settings are always used for all
users, and they cannot override them.
You can use the Defaults and
Mandatory windows to edit and remove default
and mandatory settings. The Defaults and
Mandatory windows will only show you those
settings which have already been made default or mandatory. You cannot
use these windows to create new default and mandatory settings. Instead,
you can set settings from the Settings window
to be default or mandatory.
To open a Defaults window, choose
. To open a
Mandatory window, choose .
To create a default setting, perform the following steps:
In the Settings window, use the
tree pane to display the key that you want to set as default.
Right-click on the key and select from the popup menu.
To create a mandatory setting, perform the following steps:
In the Settings window, use the
tree pane to display the key that you want to set as
mandatory.
Right-click on the key and select from the popup menu.
You can use the Defaults and
Mandatory windows to modify and remove
default and mandatory settings. To modify a default or mandatory
setting, use the appropriate window and modify the key as you would
for keys in the Settings window. See
Section 4.3 ― Modifying the Value of a Key for more information on modifying
keys.
To remove a default or mandatory key, perform the following
steps:
In the appropriate window, use the tree pane to display
the key that you want to remove from the default or mandatory
settings.
Right-click on the key and select from the popup menu.
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