Hi there, This is really easy to do in debian - it's just a matter of editing the various menus to create a user account that's as restrictive as you want. For ease of use, I'd suggest you use KDE. Then simply log in as the user that will be used by the group, and edit all the menus. Remove anything that you don't want them to use, and all should be fine. You could also set the shell for that user to /dev/null in /etc/passwd so that if they do try to start an xterm or log in from a console, it will immediately die. HTH, Matthew On Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 01:29:16PM +0300, russirv@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Hello All > > I do voluntary work in a place where members of > the public come to use computers, drink tea and > coffee, read newspapers ... > > Usually we use windows but I have decided to > experiment with linux workstation (dual booting > with win2000). > > I really want to restrict users to browsing the www, > using some office apps, accessing some other systems > using some SSH type app, printing ... > > Does anyone have any words of advica to give before > I embark on my journey (links to sources of info > welcome). > > At the moment I am deciding how to partition the > hard disk - I have reserved 4GB for linux. > > TIA > > T:Irvine > -- > > Only in the dictionary does success > come before work > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- Matthew Sackman Nottingham, ENGLAND --------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this email are intended for the indicated recipient(s) only. This may or may not be indicated in the above email as it is enormously easy to fake email addresses (see the relevant RFCs). For security reasons this email is likely to be gnupg signed. On the other hand it may not be if I forgot to do so. In any case, if you are reading this on a Windows based computer then there was no point in me doing so (provided that I remembered) as your computer is most likely being used by yourself and 2.8 other people at the same time (normally without your consent). No responsibility will be accepted by anyone for any of the contents of this email. So tough. If in doubt, go compile Mozilla. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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