Re: shell program menu
I don't see any indication that this is being done for security reasons.
Menus not only restrict user options, but they also provide a nicer
interface to new users who may not be familiar with UNIX commands.
So, to A. M. Varon, to answer your original question, there is a package
called adbbs, which may or may not do what you want. Take a look at it.
You would have to set the program as the user's shell to get it to start
when they telnet into the system. If you were looking at this for
security reasons, though, then you can heed Mr. Blaakmeer's warning.
Good luck,
Chris Smith
OU
On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, A. M. Varon wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > [ Sorry if this is not debian specific.....]
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to implement a shell program (preferebly in C programming.)
> > where our users if they telnet to us, they would be given a menu instead
> > of a shell. They just press "1" they get pine. They press "2" they get the
> > vi editor, and so on and so forth.
> >
> > Is there a package for debian or anyone could point me to the right
> > direction where I could get the script or whatever.
>
> Are you aware of the fact that any vi clone can give you a shell? Just
> type
>
> :!sh
>
> in command mode and you'll get the prompt of whatever is called 'sh' on
> the system.
>
> This is not only a problem with vi, but with many other programs as well.
>
> Remco
>
>
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