Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=4145573 By: phroggie
It sounds like what you're wanting could be fixed by adding an environment variable for all users called GAIMHOME, and pointing it at "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" or whatever yours may be. Otherwise, a crafty .bat script could invoke Gaim on startup with the shared (read-only) prefs, and users could have a second instance launched with their other screen names with prefs stored on a per-user basis. Something like the following might work (untested, of course): set GAIM_MULTI_INST=1 set GAIMHOME="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" run "C:\Program Files\Gaim\Gaim.exe" My personal choice would be to have prefs on disk as read only somewhere like C:\bak\gaim, upon next login, use a script to copy those prefs to a user's home directory, unset read-only flags on copied files (if needed), and launch gaim normally. While it's obvious I don't know the entire scenario, whether the prefs are shared on a single machine with one OS account, shared on a single machine with multiple OS accounts, or shared across an entire domain or workgroup, it sounds like many security holes and other problems could appear. First off, if any user elects to save their password and leave an account enabled, any other user will be able to retrieve said password, and upon launching gaim will be signed in to all of the previous users enabled accounts. Prefs will be shared, and when user b changes the outgoing font to black on black, anyone signing on afterwards will have to correct it. If the machine this will be running on supports more than one simultaneous login, even if done by clicking "Switch User", both accounts will be writing to the same files, and I don't believe Gaim has been built with that in mind. While this over-elaborate explanation is likely unneccesary, it does point out a couple of pitfalls in what it sounds like you're wanting, and methods of overcoming those obstacles. In other words, what you're asking for is possible, but is opening a whole can of potential worms that was probably better off being left shut. ______________________________________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this forum. To stop monitoring this forum, login to SourceForge.net and visit: https://sourceforge.net/forum/unmonitor.php?forum_id=665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Gaim-forums mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gaim-forums
