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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi !</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We are using kde3.5.10 on 12.000 Workstations with Restriction to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Desktop. To provide user-and location-specifiy configurations we</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>made special settings in /etc/kde3rc like this:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[Directories-default]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>prefixes[$e]=<Path_2_Server>kde/profiles35/${LOCATION_TYPE}/${USER_TYPE}</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>LOCATION_TYPE and USER_TYPE are set in ~/.profile</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Path for prefixes will be expanded at Runtime so the user gets his</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>KIOSK-Profiles at Login-Time dynamically expanded. The variables This </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>has worked fine in KDE 3.5, but doesn't seem to be working at KDE 4.4</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>any more. As far as I know, KDER-configuration statements habe changed </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>in KDE 4.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>How can I use this feature in again KDR 4 ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks in advance for any help</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> --</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Reinhard Hennig</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>--------------------------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Oberfinanzdirektion Niedersachsen</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>- IuK 382 -</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Am Waterlooplatz 3</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>30169 Hannover</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tel: 0511/101-3417</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>mailto: reinhard.hennig@ofd-z.niedersachsen.de</FONT>
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