[K12OSN] edit global settings for preferences for all users?

[Sudev Barar]

On 03/09/06, Rob Owens <hick518 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> For settings that fall more under "user preferences",
> such as desktop background, default settings for
> OpenOffice (or other programs), you'll find a "dot
> file" in each user's home directory for just about
> every application on the system.  For instance, there
> will be a .openoffice file or folder, a .gimp file or
> folder, etc. (sometimes the version number is
> included, such as .openoffice2 or .gimp-2.2).  You can
> copy user1's .openoffice folder to user2's home
> directory and that transfers user1's settings to
> user2.  (You need to make sure that you give user2
> ownership of his new .openoffice folder like this:
> chown -R user2.user2 .openoffice)

Better still make settings for one user and then copy these files as root
#cp /home/user1/.* /etc/skel/.

Thereafter all new users that you make will have these settings
"imported" with proper permissions to thier home directory. Of course
Rob's way works if you need to "tune" behaviour for existing users.

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Regards,
Sudev Barar