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[Dieter Schicker]

Super. Sabayon is the perfect tool for me! Thanks!

Dieter

Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Dieter Schicker wrote:
>> sorry, this may be a bit off-topic, but since I'm new to Ubuntu I dare
>> to ask this question. Maybe someone can give me a hint.
> 
> All Gnome and admin questions are definitely on-topic :-)
> 
>> I'm using Dapper 6.06. I have my users login over ldap and mount their
>> home directories via NFS. My question is: Is there a way to provide the
>> user with a "default Gnome profile" when he logs in for the first time?
> 
> Yes, you want to use a tool called "sabayon".
> 
> sudo aptitude install sabayon
> sudo sabayon
> 
> When it starts, click on Add. This runs a virtual X server with Gnome
> and all. You can configure it any way you want (change menus, icons,
> whatever) and then save it. Sabayon calls this a "profile". You can then
> say which users should have this profile (click on Users). One of the
> options is "all users". That's the option you are looking for. If you
> set a profile to apply to all users, it will also apply to new users
> that haven't logged in yet.
> 
> Cheers,
> Daniel.