Disable command line

Prevent the user from accessing the terminal or specifying a command line to be executed. For example, this would disable access to the panel’s “Run Application” dialog.

• Type: dconf

• Key: /org/gnome/desktop/lockdown/disable-command-line

• Default: false

Note: default system value is used for “Not Configured” and enforced if “Disabled”.

Supported on Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 24.10.

Metadata

Element	Value
Location	User Policies -> Ubuntu -> Desktop -> Shell -> LockDown -> Disable command line
Registry Key	Software\Policies\Ubuntu\dconf\org\gnome\desktop\lockdown\disable-command-line
Element type	boolean
Class:	User