Why not just set their shell in the /etc/passwd file to be a wrapper script for the text program you want them to run.
guest:x:1005:1005::/home/guest:/usr/local/bin/CustomMenu.bsh /usr/local/bin/CustomMenu.bsh #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/somettyncursesprogram opt1 opt2 opt3...optN On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Martin Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dana Harding wrote: > >> Would a web server work? >> That would allow authentication, and restrict the user(s) to only running >> specified scripts. >> > > > Unfortunately not as there may not be any network up and running. I suppose > I could automatically run links or some other text browser locally as they > logged in.... seems a little complicated though. > > >> >> bash -r >> (man bash -> RESTRICTED SHELL) >> might also be helpful - I've never tried it out, so can't comment on how >> usable (or - from the restricted user's perspective - how unusable) it is. >> >> >> > Didn't think of bash -r. I also haven't used it but I will still need > something on top to provide the menu. > > Thanks > > Martin > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > -- http://www.Radados.org
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