[Fwd: RE: GNOME 2.0 System Admin Guide.]



Didn't realize you had sent your message to the gnome-doc list until I
had just finished clicking "send", so I'm forwarding my response here
now.

-----Forwarded Message-----

> From: Jens Knutson <jknutson chartercom com>
> To: eugene oconnor sun com
> Subject: RE: GNOME 2.0 System Admin Guide.
> Date: 25 Sep 2002 13:25:19 -0500
> 
> Eugene,
> 
> Yeah, basically, but even more strict.  The idea with "kiosk mode" would
> be a machine that does only 1 or 2 tasks; most typically, it'll be just
> to run a web browser.  I maintain a pair of kiosks running Red Hat 7.3
> and Ximian Gnome, but locking them down was a huge pain.  By "locking
> them down", I mean that the only things the user should be able to do is
> launch (via a panel launcher), use, and close the browser, and that's
> *it*.  Not a single preference may change - no moving applets or panel,s
> no changing *anything*.  Since it's on public display, and it's for
> marketing purposes, it has to be completely static, (need to present a
> nice, clean, consistant look) save for being able to open and close the
> browser.
> 
> If you google for "gnome" and "kiosk" you'll find a few threads from
> local LUG mailing lists all over the place asking how to do this sort of
> thing, so it's not just me that wants this.  Since I have practical
> experience in doing this sort of thing, if you'd like help writing this
> section, I'd be happy to be of service!  I haven't attempted to make a
> kisok out of Red Hat 8 with GNOME 2, etc, though - it'll be a very
> different task than trying to lock down GNOME 1.  However, I suspect
> it'll be a lot *easier* this time, thanks in part to Gconf.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  - Jens Knutson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene O'Connor
> To: Knutson, Jens; gnome-doc-list gnome org
> Sent: 9/25/2002 7:01 AM
> Subject: Re: GNOME 2.0 System Admin Guide.
> 
> Hi Jens,
> 
> Pat forwarded your SAG suggestion to me. I'm not sure what you mean by
> "kiosk mode". Do you mean to set up a system where the user could not
> change preferences such as background color, the number and content of
> panels, proxy, printer, and so on?
> 
> Eugene
> 




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