users accounts that don't save data

[jdawgaz at cox.net]

---- Nathan Aubrey <nathan at paysonlinux.org> wrote: 
> On Monday 19 March 2007, Craig White wrote:
> > looking for a way to have user accounts (local or ldap) whose data is
> > erased (not saved) upon logout.
> >
> > Are there any methods that can accomplish this?
> 
> Make sure you have it setup to create their account with pam on login, then 
> when logging out edit the .bash_logout file to delete their homedir. When 
> they login again, it will be re-created. Make sure everything they need to 
> login is ready in the /etc/skel file, including the correct .bash_logout file

you know I thought something like this would work, but after looking at the bash man page for a while, I'm not sure.

1) you would have to make certain when you create the directory that you create a .bash_logout that is owned by root, and that the perms don't allow any other user to edit .bash_logout.

2) also, can you delete a parent directory while reading a file in it? that would be the case if you are executing .bash_logout while trying to delete its parent directory.

Jerry

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