Re: Privacy

[Derek Atkins <warlord MIT EDU>]

linas linas org (Linas Vepstas) writes:

> On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 04:03:13PM -0500, Kevin T.Broderick was heard to remark:
>> 
>> As the most recent reply I've seen clearly outlined, it's quite 
>> possible to create
>> a user specifically for gnucash (or perhaps gnucash and other sensitive 
>> files)
>> and then su to that user (who is the only non-root user with access to 
>> the files).
>
> Derek, and anyone else who is listening, the above is actually a good
> enough idea to actually consider implementing.  It allows for a 
> passwd-protected login to the app, and it allows the OS to handle
> all of the 'other aspects' of security.  I'm cc'ing gnome-office,
> as surely this comes up often enough for other apps as well ... 

Yes, but there isn't much for *US* to implement.  This is mostly
a sysadmin setup issue.  Or at worst a documentation issue.

-derek

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