> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Allison > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:08 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Password-protecting fedora. > > > On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 19:01, Sturla Holm Hansen wrote: > > > > I know about the built-in security, I was just asking if it > was possible > > to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then I > wouldn't have > > to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few minutes and I > > wouldn't have to log in with another account when somebody wanted to > > borrow it for something... > > If this was a corporate computer it wouldn't be an issue, I > would never > > let anyone do anything with my account on a corporate > network, this is > > my home computer though, and there are allways people visiting that > > needs to check their mail, or print something out etc... > > You could probably replace the evolution binary with a wrapper-script > that has some kind of security check before executing the > actual binary > I don't know of anything builtin that would do this, and you > might have > issue with other programs that call evo is mailto: links, but I still > think locking the display is simpler, for the other issues duno Consolehelper?? But I wouldn't know how to get that configured for 'per-user' but I know how to get it done for root.
