Re: [gentoo-user] How would I disable Flash (oand other things) for a single account?

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
<volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Samstag 12 September 2009, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> Is it possible to shut off all multimedia stuff for a single account?
>> It's doesn't have to be securely off, just off, so if it cannot be
>> done by meddling with group membership then doing something in a root
>> owned bash file that executes when the user logs in even that's fine
>> with me. (Uh - even I don't know much about what Linux/Gnome does when
>> a user logs in so I'll get to learn a bit also!)
>>
>> I've removed the user account from the audio, video and games groups.
>> When playing YouTube stuff sound is gone but the Flash video is still
>> there. Can I stop that from working. maybe by changing paths if
>> there's not an easier way to do it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>>
>
> put all users except the one into one group.
>
> change ownership of flash and multimedia stuff to that group.
> change permissions, make flash and multimedia stuff only owner and group
> readable/executable.
>
> Everybody can use flash and multimediastuff except that user
>
>

Makes sense. thanks.

What happens after an emerge that updates the files? I have to go back
in and change owner:group on the files again?

I'm sure you're right and this is probably the right way to do it.

Thanks,
Mark