Re: securing desktop

2007-05-28 Thread Mark Grieveson
Hi. How do I remove the "lock screen" option from the menu (the Main Menu applet of gnome)? I tried editing this menu, but I could not change the lock screen option. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-24 Thread Mark Grieveson
> > permissions on the home directory (ie, making the /home/guest > > directory inaccessible, making booting into that user on the > > computer impossible > How is this possibel? > You can not change the permission of ${HOME} if you are NOT root. The owner of /home/guest is guest, who, in my ex

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-24 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 07:27:46PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > > How is this possibel? > You can not change the permission of ${HOME} if you are NOT root. > You certainly can change the permissions on $HOME if you are not root: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home$ pwd /home [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home$ ll

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-24 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-05-19 19:47:36, schrieb Mark Grieveson: > The issue is that one of the residents will create hundreds of new > "untitled folders" on the desktop. Further, she'll mess around with > the panels, the shortcuts on the desktops, and sometimes change the > permissions on the home directory (ie,

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-20 Thread Mark Grieveson
Hello. Thanks for everyone's suggestions. They helped get me thinking, and I think I'll be able to solve some of the current issues. I'm going to change ownership of the /home/guest/Desktop file to root, which should solve the issue of cluttering the desktop. And for the panels, I'm going to

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-20 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/20/07 02:50, CaT wrote: > On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 01:38:51AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> It's not a big deal, but undoing her mucking of the desktop is >>> something I'd rather not have to waste time with. >> What if you have the login script r

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-20 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 07:47:36PM -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I set up a donated computer for homeless adults who live in a > warehouse, and I would like to secure the desktop. The computer is > using Etch, with Gnome. > > The issue is that one of the residents will create hundreds

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-20 Thread CaT
On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 01:38:51AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > It's not a big deal, but undoing her mucking of the desktop is > > something I'd rather not have to waste time with. > > What if you have the login script recreate /home/guest each time? Indeed, though I'd rsync on logout from somep

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-19 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/19/07 18:47, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I set up a donated computer for homeless adults who live in a > warehouse, and I would like to secure the desktop. The computer is > using Etch, with Gnome. > > The issue is that one of the residen

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-19 Thread Wei Chen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mark Grieveson wrote: >> I guess it depends on what they use the computer for. If it is only >> for browsing the web and using webmail, then you might want to >> consider looking at kiosktool (for KDE) or pessulus (for GNOME). >> I've not used either

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-19 Thread Mark Grieveson
> I guess it depends on what they use the computer for. If it is only > for browsing the web and using webmail, then you might want to > consider looking at kiosktool (for KDE) or pessulus (for GNOME). > I've not used either personally, but I have seen machines running KDE > in kiosk mode and the

Re: securing desktop

2007-05-19 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 07:47:36PM -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I set up a donated computer for homeless adults who live in a > warehouse, and I would like to secure the desktop. The computer is > using Etch, with Gnome. > > The issue is that one of the residents will create hundreds