Chapter 1. Configuration Overview: The GConf System

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$(ENV_name)

Any other environmental variable may be referenced by prefixing the environmental variables

name with

ENV_

.

1.2. Setting System Wide Default and Mandatory Preferences

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.

1.2.1. Using GConf Editor

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 New Mandatory Window from the File menu

as shown in Figure 1 2.

Figure 1 2. Mandatory Settings Using GConf Editor