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Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Set up desktop icons for a new user

Steps

  1. Using SSH, log in as the new user.
  2. Copy desktop files from admin user home directory to the new user home directory, type:
    cp /home/admin/Desktop /home/<newuser>/
    and change the ownership the files to the new user:
    cd /home/<newuser>/Desktop
    sudo chown <newuser> *
  3. Log in as the new user on the user interface.
  4. Right-click on the desktop, click Open in Terminal.
  5. Type the following commands on the terminal to show the desktop icons:
    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-home false
    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-trash false
    gnome-extensions enable desktop-icons@csoriano
  6. Right-click on each .desktop file and click Allow Launching.

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