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Restrict Simple Finder users to only certain applications
Authored by: kikjou on Aug 26, '04 04:44:48PM

I think Apple's intention with the Simple Finder was to provide an interface that makes it hard for people to accidentally mess up their account or the computer. If you want a really secure and tightly controlled user space, you will probably have to wait for Tiger (10.4) because the current Unix permissions only allow for two instances of "users" other than yourself to access a file (group and world), which is clearly not enough.
I have used the Simple Finder in a Music account where iTunes and Safari launch automatically. This account makes it easy for my guests - who often don't know Macs or are computer illiterate - to listen to music and to read their web mail.



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Restrict Simple Finder users to only certain applications
Authored by: stcanard on Aug 26, '04 07:29:20PM

Actually, the group permissions gives you a suprising amount of flexibility in creating different classes of users. You should be able to get just about any level of granularity you want, you just have to spend a lot of time creating groups and setting the group ownership / files appropriately.



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