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Re: Custom KDE/KDM for Internet access only



On Thursday 25 April 2002 11:58 pm, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > So my questions are :
> > - - how to desactivate customization of the menu bar ?
>
> with some really weird permission trickery this might be possible. you'd
> have to make the directory with the config files in question
> (~/.kde/share/config/) owned by root and read-only to the user.
>
> > - - how to desactivate login off ?
>
> you can't, so far.
> you might be interested in the kde-kiosk project. join their mailing
> list.
>

as a general rule that defines guaranteed user inacessibility to system 
function and control, dude, you need a windows platform. the unfortunate 
consequence in that choice is that micro$xxt will make you pay for your 
control over that system. otherwise, you're going to have to invest some time 
in educating yourself about how to secure that system. linux is free in the 
sense of getting hold of it and in the sense of your freedom to make it do 
what you want, but not in the sense of others doing the work that you need to 
do to make it work for you. think of it like your local architects offering 
the basic concepts of engineering as a class at your local school, and then  
rendering their individual blueprints for your solution available at the 
local library. you've got to patch it all together by yourself. there's a 
backup in the sense that others who've taken the same path may choose to 
share their hard-earned wisdom, but you've got to convince them that your 
project is worthy of their help.

ben


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