On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 09:18:37 +0800, Robert Storey <y2kbug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 01:28:50 +0100 > Zacharie Elcor <zelcor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I want to create a restricted user without password that can only use > > a web browser. > > I added a user named "visitor" and created in his home dir a file > > .xsession that contains: > > > > firefox > > > > so that when he logs in, firefox is launched, and when he closes > > firefox, he is logged out. > > This works fine but he is still able to ctrl+alt+F(1-6) and log in to > > browse the file system. > > > > To prevent that, I tried to set /bin/false as the default shell for > > that user in /etc/passwd but this also prevented him to log in > > graphically. > > > > Is there a way to be sure that "visitor" will only be able to browse > > the web and not the file system ? any security issues ? > > > > Thanks for help > > A relatively way to do this would be to use rbash (or "bash -r") as the > user shell. For details, see "man bash" and search on the word > "restricted". I tried that but this had the same effect than using /bin/false as the default shell > > cheers, > Robert > >
