Even without direct access to a terminal window it is possible for well-informed users to launch any application for which they have enough rights. All it takes is legitimate access through the menus to an application than can *execute* any external program. I am sure that *nedit* is but one example.
No! I am not paranoid! I just happen to have lots of well-informed students who love to search for security holes. Lucky me, once they've found one they soon loose interest in it. ;-) On 27-Jan-03 pedro noticioso wrote: > My rudimantary solution is to install 2 or more > instances of a light window manager like qvwm, each > with its menus configured with the programs I want > their asigned users to have > > Of course, you still have the risk of having users > just typing the name of their unauthorized programs, > but if they have no terminal to launch from their > manus, they will not be able to just type 'mozilla' or > something 8) > > --- Michel van Horssen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We're testing LTSP at the moment for (maybe) future >> use. A potential client >> would like to give it a try. >> >> Had a basic setup working within 3 hours, 1 server 1 >> client. >> >> Server is running RH 8.0 >> >> The question I have (i have more but will start with >> one) is the following. >> >> I would like to offer the client just some >> applications and not all >> installed. >> >> Is there an easy way of restricting what someone >> sees on the desktop (on a >> per user or group basis)? >> >> Please point me in the right direction. Have been >> looking all day for >> documentation on this subject but can't find it. >> >> As said we're runing RH 8.0 with Gnome desktop. >> >> Kind regards, >> Michel >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 > See! > http://www.vasoftware.com > ____________________________________________________________________ > _ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, > goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net -------------------------------------------- Wouter DeBacker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 28-Jan-03 16:36:57 (SuSE Linux Xfmail) -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
