Disabling Command-Line Operations

To disable operations from a command-line, set the /desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_command_line key to true.

When you disable command-line operations, the following changes occur in the user interface:

• The Run Application menu item is removed from the following menus:

  • Main Menu

  • Actions submenu in the Add to Panel menu

  • Actions menu in the Menu Bar applet

• Any Run buttons on panels are disabled.

To disable command-line operations, you must also remove menu items that start terminal applications. For example, you might want to remove menu items that contain the following commands from the menus:

• /usr/bin/gnome-terminal

• /usr/bin/xterm

• /usr/bin/setterm

The items are removed from the following menus:

• Main Menu

• Add to Panel → Launcher from menu

To disable command-line operations, you must also disable the Command Line applet. To disable the Command Line applet, add the applet to the /apps/panel/global/disabled_applets key. When you disable the Command Line applet, the Command Line applet is removed from the Main Menu and the Utility menu.