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 12:32 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
<volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Samstag 12 September 2009, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> 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
>>
>
> you could either add it to a cron job or run a little script that you run
> after every emerge.
>
>
Certainly. Thanks.