I think you should come up with another list. The list of applications that the users "should not use". Remove the rwx for those user groups. You might have to create another group on /etc/groups.
I was a unix user, I am not sure if Linux comes up with a fancy tools and gives a more robust solution. knk On 9/12/08, Sampath Inturi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > I want to restrict users to change desktop settings, like windows group > policy. > > Thanks&Regards > Sampath Inturi > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: knk <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <nkamatam%40gmail.com>> > > Subject: Re: [twincling] Group policy in linux > > Sent: 11 Sep '08 4:17am > > > > Why would you want to do that? > > What are the applications that you want to dis-allow? From a Linux stand > > point even grep is an application. > > > > knk > > > > On 9/7/08, Sampath Inturi <[LINK: > > mailto:sampath%40twincling.org<sampath%2540twincling.org> > ] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <sampath%40twincling.org>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Guys > > > In my office, we have 30 PCs installed openSUSE 10.3, are using as > > > desktops. > > > Here I want to restrict all my users to use only certain applications > > like, > > > Open office and Firefox. Please help me how apply a group policy in > > Linux. > > > > > > Thanks&Regards > > > Sampath Inturi > > > > > > > > > > -- > > knk > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > -- knk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
