This exchange from a few weeks ago might help (forgive the copy/paste): Jason-
ACtually, if you run gconf-editor as root (or via sudo), you can make any change and set it as either a global default or global mandatory change, so it will affect everyone (by right-clicking on the changed item). I use this to disable the "hibernate" feature for all thin client users on Ubuntu Dapper. Cheers, -Gadi On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 16:56 -0400, Jason Maas wrote: > Hi Sergey & others, > > On Mon, 10 Jul 2006, Sergey V. Bykov wrote: > > > Yes. I have same effect with LTSP-4.2-U2, Fedora Core 5 as server and > > GNOME as environment. > > If more than 1 terminal in network, than fancy icons "floppy (2), floppy > > (3), floppy (4) and so on" appear on desktop. > > And second problem - if insert some cdrom than not only icon appear on > > desktop but folder with name of volume appears too. > > Good news! I did some Googling and found a Nautilus setting which seems > to make the "floppy & CD icons for everyone!" problem go away. Use the > GNOME Configuration Editor (gconf-editor) to change the "apps -> nautilus > -> desktop -> volumes visible" setting to Off and then it doesn't show the > fancy floppy and CD icons. Everyone using Nautilus would need to make > that change. > > Then each user only sees the icons that look like folders, and only for > their own local devices. > > On a somewhat related note, would it be possible to change the LTSP code > so that the desktop icons can specify different filenames for the icons > for the 3 types of local devices: floppies, CDs and USB mass storage > devices? If so, is that a hard change to make? > > Jason > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > > -- -------------------------------------------------------- Gideon Romm | Proud LTSP Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support LTSP! Buy your hardware at: www.DisklessWorkstations.com www.DisklessThinClients.com (use coupon code: LTSP5P for 5% off thin clients from DisklessThinClients.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 09:22 +0300, H. Sami Sozuer wrote: > Richard Houston wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > New issue all of a sudden. When my users insert a cdrom in the ltsp > > workstation they get an icon on there desktop which they can access. Now > > the funny part, everyone else on the ltsp server gets the icon as well > > but cannot access it as it is mounted under the Drives dir on the > > original users home dir. This just started today. What should I be > > checking. Also the root users console also had the icons show up and root > > is the only user who can unmount the files but the owners can't. Help me > > Obi Wan Kanobies Your my only hope. ; > Richard > > I've had exactly the same thing happen to me when I was using gnome. > With KDE as the desktop manager it doesn't happen. But I'm sure there > is an option somewhere in gnome desktop to prevent hardware icons showing up > on the desktop. > > Hope this helps > Sami > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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