locking down gnome.

If your goning to have identical setups on everyones login that will be
using this, you might want to look into putting one .gnome* config somewhere
and then just put a soft link in everyones directory.... easier to change
and takes up less HD space.

Brian Cluff
----- Original Message -----
>
>
> create a "gnome" user/group.
> you can use root, but it's probably cleaner not to
>
> pseudo-code:
>
> foreach USER
> cd ~$USER/.gnome-desktop
> chown -R gnome:gnome .
>
> That will lock down the desktop. They can read it, but they can't write
to
> it, so there's no way for them to add anything.
>
> You should be able to do the same sort of thing with the .gnome directory
> by locking down config files. You may have to play with that directory a
> little since certain files have to be written to by Gnome at logout.
> Thing like session management information and such.
>
> I would create a default .gnome-desktop and .gnome directory structure
> and then build a wrapper script around adduser so that they get
automatically
> installed into a new user's $HOME
>
> ~ Deepak
>
> On Nov 22 2000, at 12:32, Icegryphon was caught saying:
> > I will be having Multiple users on a workstation with gnome.
> > Here is the problem I run in to. I need to make a user with a normal
desktop
> > on gnome (i.e. Home Dir, floppy, Trash.) And also have Netscape and to
> > logout/shutdown. Now how do I configure a user so that they and only see
those
> > and can use those. I Don't want them to be able to remove or del any
icons
> > from their desktop. I don't want them to be able to add a panel or
change the
> > background or any options. Pretty much a basic system that would only be
able
> > to use netscape and their home directory and floppy.
> > Is there any good software around for creating policies like in windows
NT?
> > Please E-mail your comments to me at Icegryphon@netscape.net
> > rather then posting them.
> > Thank you
> >
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