XFCE at kiosk mode

[Brian J. Tarricone]

Elisio Catana wrote:

> Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
>
>> Elisio Catana wrote:
>>
>>> I want distribute to all users, one configuration customized of my 
>>> xfce, using this at kiosk mode, but i have a problem.
>>>    if i modify the configuration at /etc/xdg/xfce, all users use 
>>> this configuraction, but already its created a directory at user 
>>> path named .config, and this directory its a copy of /etc/xdg and 
>>> all modifications at /etc/xdg are unused.
>>> if i need modify any option, this option don't is updated.
>>
>> that's not correct.  there are no kiosk files created in ~/.config 
>> automatically (in fact, there are no kiosk files created 
>> automatically at all).  the ones in /etc/xdg will be used if none 
>> exist in ~/.config.
>
> Sorry, but i have already deleted the directory .config and when i 
> login again that directory its created again.
> The directory contains only one directory xfce4/mcs_settings. At this 
> directory have 15 xml files.
> At this files its defined all settings about display, colors etc.., 
> and if i want modify any property to all users, i need delete this 
> files to all users???

the mcs_settings directory has nothing to do with the kiosk.  you can't 
set the settings stored in these files for all users.  kiosk mode isn't 
designed to keep a set of configuration files for all users, but to lock 
out specific users from changing certain settings.  no more, no less.  
if you want to set up some defaults for multiple users, you'll need to 
set the settings for one user, and then copy the configuration directory 
to the other users.

> I try create a link .config at home user to /etc/xdg but fails.

the mcs manager requires write access to its settings directory.

    -brian