HP t5525 Customization Techniques on HP Compaq Linux Thin Clients - Page 7

Modifying the global key set for XFCE to remove access to the, manual Linux RUN command

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Note: Command "rdesktop IP address" syntax 2. From a console, change the file permissions on the menu.xml file located in the /etc/xfce4 subdirec- tory by typing chmod 666 menu.xml. 3. Reboot the system or restart X-Windows for the change to take affect. To restart X-Windows, press the Control-Alt-Backspace keys simultaneously. The following image shows the new menu: Modifying the global key set for XFCE to remove access to the manual Linux RUN command You can also modify a Linux configuration file to remove the capability to use the ALT-F2 keyboard sequence within the Linux shell. The ALT-F2 key sequence window is similar to the Start > Run command in Windows, which displays the RUN command input dialog, as displayed below. Making this modification requires changes to the XFCE Global key settings. To remove access to the manual Linux RUN command: 1. Log in as the root user. 2. Before making changes, use the Linux copy command cp keythemerc keythermerc_backup to backup the following file: /usr/share/xfwm4/themes/default.keys/keythemerc 7

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Note: Command “rdesktop IP address” syntax
2.
From a console, change the file permissions on the menu.xml file located in the /etc/xfce4 subdirec-
tory by typing
chmod 666 menu.xml
.
3.
Reboot the system or restart X-Windows for the change to take affect. To restart X-Windows, press the
Control-Alt-Backspace
keys simultaneously.
The following image shows the new menu:
Modifying the global key set for XFCE to remove access to the
manual Linux RUN command
You can also modify a Linux configuration file to remove the capability to use the
ALT-F2
keyboard
sequence within the Linux shell. The
ALT-F2
key sequence window is similar to the
Start
>
Run
com-
mand in Windows, which displays the RUN command input dialog, as displayed below.
Making this modification requires changes to the XFCE Global key settings.
To remove access to the manual Linux RUN command:
1.
Log in as the root user.
2.
Before making changes, use the Linux copy command
cp keythemerc keythermerc_backup
to backup the following file: /usr/share/xfwm4/themes/default.keys/keythemerc