Re: Multi-user desktop tool

[Adam Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

>Being quite a newbie (6 months or so) in the GNU/Linux world, I 
>came to wonder if there are any "user configuration" tools for 
>Gnome that allow you (as an admin) to control users' rights to 
>create desktop icons, alter the menus, add applets to the panels, 
>etc. 

You mean a "policy editor".  No.

>Ultimately, it should be handy if this tool was able to edit the 
>default desktop look and common icons/menus for the users as 
>well.

"gmenu" lets you control the 'system menus'.  The users cannot alter the 
system menu.

>So, anyone know if there is such a tool for Gnome? Or do I have to 
>write it myself? :)

I don't think the facilites exist in GNOME to support this.  Wait till 
GNOME v2.

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