[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Sridhar, > Thanks for the tip. But I was looking for a command line solution to > it. Will it work if I "chown" all the files in the desktop to root > like this ? > chown -R root:root .gno* > By the way I use gnome as the desktop.
after your mail had worked on it (and messed it up that i was not able to change my very own wallpaper :-| ) and looked around for gconf stuff. what yu need is very easily achievable. 1st take a backup of your settings (i'd prefer all your .* files in your home folder). then go to the following link http://www.gnome.org/learn/admin-guide/2.0/gconf-9.html#gconf-20 yu'll as root need to execute the two commands under "To Set Desktop Preferences", and specify your default background there. logoff and relogin. then whenever you try to change your background, it'll give you the following error ---- The application "gnome-background-properties" attempted to change an aspect of your configuration that your system administrator or operating system vendor does not allow you to change. Some of the settings you have selected may not take effect, or may not be restored next time you use the application. ---- this way the guest user will not be able to change the background. chown root.root .gnome-desktop, and then the guest user will not be able to delete icons from your desktop. also checkout /etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_background.schemas to set other default settings including a default wallpaper. hope this helps -- \|||/ (o o) --------------------------------ooO-----(_)-Ooo- | vivek | GPG Key: | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://exain.net/vike | |------------------------------------------------| | Registered Linux User: #305493 | ------------------------------------------------ ( _ ) _| | | |_ (___| |___) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
