GConf simplifies the administration of preferences
for GNOME Desktop users. GConf enables system administrators
to do the following:
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Set mandatory values for particular preferences for all users.
In this way, system administrators can control whether users can update particular
preferences.
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Set default values for particular preferences for all users.
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Use suggested values for preferences that are specified in
definition files for the preferences.
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Read documentation on each preference.
GConf also notifies applications when a preference
value changes, locally or across a network. In this way, when you change a
preference, all applications that use the preference are immediately updated.
GConf has the following components:
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A repository of user preferences.
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A daemon, gconfd-2.
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A command line tool, gconftool-2.