Re: Debian Lenny and italc

[laget sebastiaan <skolelinux@gmail.com>]

mariodebian wrote:
> El mar, 25-11-2008 a las 08:52 +0100, laget sebastiaan escribió: 
>   
> > would it be possible to use an /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ script?
> >
> > This is run as root on login.
> >
> > Sebastiaan
> >
> >     
>
> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ is run as user, from this dir starts some dbus
> calls or xscreensaver that are runned by user.
>
>
>   
Just checked it and you are right. Would it be possible to use a setuid 
bit on italc so it is run as root or a "special" user. And if run as 
another user, will the student be able to kill ica?


> Greetings
>
>
>   
> > Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> >     
> > > [Gerhard Prade]
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > i edit /etc/kde4/kdm/Xstartup
> > > > and wrote at the end
> > > >
> > > > killall ica
> > > > /etc/bin/ica &
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > [Valerio Pachera]
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > I prefeare to create the link in ~.kde/Autostart/ica
> > > > pointing to /usr/bin/ica
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > I would recommend to not do any of these.  The first is not a good
> > > idea because it require to edit another packages configuration file
> > > giving potential upgrade problems, and the other is not a good idea
> > > because it require updating all users home directory content and might
> > > be disabled by the user, as well as fail to be enabled for some users.
> > >
> > > My recommended solution would be to create a shell script file
> > > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ica, and add the commands there.  This will be
> > > executed when a user log in with either KDE, Gnome, or any other
> > > graphical X11 environment, and do nto require editing other packages
> > > files.  Perhaps something like this:
> > >
> > > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ica:
> > >
> > >   #!/bin/sh
> > >   killall ica
> > >   /etc/bin/ica < /dev/null &
> > >
> > > Make sure the script is executable (chmod a+rx /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ica).
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > > Further the user can kill the italkprocess.
> > > > > What can i do?
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > No idea till now...
> > > >
> > > > Ital is installed in the worskstation right?
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > No idea how to avoid this, as long as the ica process need to run as
> > > the user.
> > >
> > > Happy hacking,
> > >   
> > >       
> >