I'll respond with an alternative to what your propose in question 3. My guess is, everyone likes graphical stuff, so their first inclinations is to do something with the desktop. I hope to read other responses to this thread and learn about that myself.
Now to my suggestion.
1. Create a "group" for each different class in "users & groups" configuration however you would normally do that, I like Webmin to do this, but there's a GUI for this administrator tool in GNOME and KDE as well. 2. Edit the group to add the members of the appropriate class by their linux username. 3. For each group created, make a directory under /home for that group 4. chmod 730 /home/<newgroup>/
for each of the groups corresponding to each classroom
Now, from the root GUI, open up nautilus, navigate to /home, right click on the appropriate dropbox, and select make link, then drag it to the desktop, then drag it to "push icon to all desktops" icon.
Logout root, save settings on exit.
Done, that drop box is on all users' desktop. Not the complete solution you're looking for, but close and functional.
Cheers,
Brian
John P. Conlon wrote:
I'm still working with the drop folder from the "student problem" messages. Thanks for the info on those but here is my next couple of questions.
1. How can I push a folder icon to a users desktop and have it stay there even is the user resets his destop?
2. Once the folder icon is on the students desktop how can I keep him/her from chucking it into the trash?
3. Our typing teacher teaches 7 classes so I plan to create 7 drop boxes, one for each class. Is there a way that I can put each class's folder only on its desktops?
For the person who stated that the room should be rearranged, we have tried to get our district to rewire the room for that reason. They have said no so we're stuck with outlets around the walls. We have arranged the room as best possible but if the teacher leaves her desk to help a student then she has her back to most of the lab and I don't know how you can get around that problem.
Thanks
Bye
Pat
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