Guest Account (Similar to what Ubuntu does)

On 2012-04-28 14:36, Knurpht wrote:
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> Loki657;2458952 Wrote:
>> Done! Hoping we will see it soon! For now Ive just created a user with
>> the home directory in /tmp/… will see how it works
>
> Why ? Better: why not in /home ?

The idea is to erase everything after the user has finished. But you are
right: everything should not be erased, a new user needs a skeleton of
directories and config files.

I see two alternatives: one, create a user for each friend. It doesn’t use
that much space. Two, create a clearup script that erases all, then adds
the skeleton files and folders.

But what about the password? Each guest would know the password, unless you
reset it each time, too. If the machine is accessible from outside, that
would be a problem


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)