GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide

Preface

GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide provides information on how to administer a system running the GNOME 2.2 Desktop on the Linux operating system.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for system administrators who are responsible for administering one or more systems that are running the GNOME 2.2 Desktop. For information on how to use the GNOME 2.2 Desktop, see GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide.

Before You Read This Book

Before you read this book, you should ensure that you have some familiarity with the following topics:

UNIX® system administration
Structure of Extensible Markup Language (XML) files
How to use XML files in the context of system administration

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, Using GConf describes how to use GConf to manage user preferences.
Chapter 2, Customizing Menus describes the implementation of menus and how to customize menus.
Chapter 3, Installing Themes describes the types of theme that are available in the GNOME Desktop, how to install themes, and how to create a custom theme.
Chapter 4, MIME Types describes how applications detect MIME types, how to register MIME types, and how to add applications to the GNOME Desktop.
Chapter 5, Setting Screensavers describes how to set preferences for the screensaver. This chapter also provides information on how to modify the displays that are available for the screensaver.
Chapter 6, Session Management introduces session management, and describes how to set session defaults. This chapter also contains information on sessions and login scripts.
Chapter 7, Help System describes the Help system in the GNOME Desktop.
Chapter 8, Improving Performance describes how to improve the performance of the GNOME Desktop.
Chapter 9, Disabling GNOME Desktop Features describes how to disable particular features of the GNOME Desktop.
Chapter 10, Accessing User Sessions Remotely describes how to access user GNOME Desktop sessions remotely.
Appendix A, Hidden Directories describes the hidden directories that the GNOME Desktop adds to the home directories of users.
Appendix B, Security Note on Configuring SMB Printers provides a security note related to the configuration of printers on Windows network shares.
Glossary is a list of words and phrases found in this book and their definitions.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, or terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`