On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 11:31:08AM +0100, Ryan Viljoen wrote > I am currently using fbdesk which allows me to specify the config > file though I havent manage to find any documentation regarding this. > > I have been looking at IDesk but I cant see any documentation > regarding letting you to specify a different location to the Idesk > config file other then under a users home directory.
1) Do the configs remain constant? You can... - create a new group; let's call it "userconfig" - create the desired config files in the user's directory - and chmod it 640 - chown it to root:userconfig - use gpasswd to add the users to the userconfig group The users will be able to read the file, which is necessary for the WM and/or desktop to get its settings. But the users won't be able to change the config files. 2) If everybody has the same or very similar settings, and the WM config file supports an "include" command, you could have the config file consist of an include command that reads in a master file owned by root. This allows you to make changes in one location, and have them propagate to everybody. Set up the ownership and permissions as in 1). Paranoia time... if I read your intent correctly, you probably *DON'T* want a program that allows a user to specify an alternate startup config. That would allow them to run with an alternate config different than what you specified. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My musings on technology and security at http://tech_sec.blog.ca -- [email protected] mailing list
