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

securing desktop

2007-05-19 Thread Mark Grieveson
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 of new "untitled folders" on the desktop. Further, she'll mess around wit