[K12OSN] Firefox Default Home Page

[Rob Owens]

I think you could lock down the epiphany web browser using gconf-editor.  As root run gconf-editor and go to /apps/epiphany/general.  There is a "homepage" key in the right panel.  Edit that to be the page that you want, then right-click that key and choose "set as mandatory".  That should do it.  Then if you want you can remove firefox or change the permissions so that students can't run it.

-Rob

On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 08:00:52AM -0800, Mel Wade wrote:
> I know we have batted this topic around before, but I'm really needing to
> find an final solution.
> 
> In my lab it is really important that we lock the Firefox home page so that
> we can supply links to the services of our library for our students. So far
> my understanding is that I can create a skel file that would set the
> beginning preference for users but then they can change them after that.
> 
> Would a cron task correct any user change?
> 
> Is there any way we can create a lockable file that all users point to for
> this information?
> 
> -- 
> Mel Wade
> "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." - BF
> Skinner
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