> > I'd like to create a really restricted user on my laptop. I don't > > want the user to be able to do much of anything but browse the web, > > use skype, and maybe look at photos on a CD or something. I did this: > > > > useradd -m -G users,audio,cdrom -s /sbin/nologin newuser > > > > How does that look? I've noticed when adding this kind of a user in > > the past they are able to look at files all around the system that I'd > > prefer they can't. Is there a good method for restricting that? > > Maybe remove the users group? Is a weak password OK with this setup > > since there's no shell access? > > Apparently -s /sbin/nologin wasn't such a good idea since the user > then can't log in via GDM. Makes sense. I want the user to be able > to log in via GDM but not via ssh. Is that configured in ssh? > > - Grant
I changed the new user's shell like 'chsh -s /bin/bash' and I can now log in in the terminal but not in gdm. Logging in with gdm works fine with my user. Does anyone know what the problem might be there? - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
