Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... i

1. Document Conventions .......................................................................................................... i

2. Activate Your Subscription .................................................................................................. iii

2.1. Provide a Red Hat Login....................................................................................... iv

2.2. Provide Your Subscription Number ...................................................................... iv

2.3. Connect Your System............................................................................................ iv

3. We Need Feedback! .............................................................................................................. v

1. Configuration Overview: The GConf System .............................................................................. 1

1.1. Background: Configuration Sources .................................................................................. 1

1.2. Setting System Wide Default and Mandatory Preferences................................................ 3

1.2.1. Using GConf Editor ............................................................................................ 3

1.2.2. Using the

gconftool 2

Utility ......................................................................... 4

2. Configuring the Panel ..................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. Panel Configuration ........................................................................................................... 5

2.1.1. Configuration Layout .......................................................................................... 5

2.1.2. Default Configuration ......................................................................................... 6

2.1.3. Modifying the Default Configuration ................................................................. 6

3. Menu Editing and Configuration .................................................................................................. 9

3.1. Overview of the Menu System........................................................................................... 9

3.2. Removing Menu Items for Individual Users.................................................................... 10

3.3. Removing Submenus for Individual Users ...................................................................... 11

3.4. Removing Menu Items for All Users............................................................................... 11

3.5. Removing System Menus for All Users .......................................................................... 11

4. Locking Down the Desktop: Disabling GNOME Desktop Features ........................................ 13

4.1. Disabling Lock Screen and Log Out................................................................................ 13

4.2. Disabling [Ctrl] [Alt] [Delete] ......................................................................................... 13

4.2.1. Window Manager Configuration....................................................................... 14

4.2.2. System Level Configuration ............................................................................. 15

4.2.3. Disabling [Ctrl] [Alt] [Backspace] ................................................................... 15

4.3. Locking Down the Panel .................................................................................................. 15

4.3.1. Disabling Applets.............................................................................................. 16

4.4. Disabling Command Line Access.................................................................................... 17

4.5. Restricting the Number of Workspaces ........................................................................... 18

4.6. Removing Desktop Icons ................................................................................................. 19

4.7. Other Kiosk related Configuration Tasks ........................................................................ 22

4.7.1. Preventing Automounting of Drives ................................................................. 22

4.7.2. Disabling Printing Functionality ....................................................................... 23

4.7.3. Disabling File Saving........................................................................................ 24

4.7.4. Disabling Application Force Quit ..................................................................... 25

4.7.5. Locking Down Preferences for the Firefox Web Browser ................................ 26

4.7.6. Automatic Login for Public Kiosks .................................................................. 26

5. Remote Desktop Access ................................................................................................................ 29

5.1. Allowing Access .............................................................................................................. 29

5.1.1. Gaining Remote Administrative Access ........................................................... 30

5.2. Connecting Using vncviewer ........................................................................................... 31

5.3. Connecting Using Terminal Server Client ....................................................................... 31

5.3.1. Connecting to a Remote Linux Desktop ........................................................... 32

5.3.2. Connecting to a Remote Windows Desktop ..................................................... 33

Index................................................................................................................................................... 35

Colophon............................................................................................................................................ 37