How to Setup a Secure Guest Account [was] Password-protecting fedora.

[Jeff Vian]

Björn Persson wrote:

> Matt Morgan wrote:
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>> You also, for a shared login like that, should use a browser in a 
>> kiosk mode that doesn't allow changes to settings, history, etc. 
>> Unless you want to clean it up occasionally.
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> Doesn't sound too difficult. Make a guest-master account and keep its 
> password secret. Make a simple script that removes /home/guest and 
> replaces it with a copy of /home/guest-master. Put the script in 
> /etc/cron.daily. Then log in as guest-master when you need to change 
> the settings in the guest account.

In shared computer labs at colleges and many high schools, the system is 
designed to check/refresh the system back to default everytime someone 
logs in.  Instead of using cron, use a per-login script.

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> Björn Persson
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