[FreeNX-kNX] Restricting what can be launched - some success :)

[Terje Andersen]

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    Dato: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:19:17 +0000
     Fra: "Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp)" <s.maddox at cyorxamp.info>
Svar-til: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client
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    Emne: [FreeNX-kNX] Restricting what can be launched - some
success :)
     Til: freenx-knx at kde.org

> Hey folks,
>
> I have a box with the latest FreeNX and I've found the
> node_find_application() routine inside the nxnode file.
>
> At the bottom of the routine I override what it returns for my
> application name instead, so whatever they picked to launch it
ignores
> it.  I'm looking to do something more elegant however, so that
when
> someone has tried to log in as username 'guest' it will change the
> application to be launched to the specific one as before, however
if it
> is anyone else logging in it should continue as normal.  So I
tried this...
>
>         if [ "$HOME" != "guest" ] then
>                 echo "$NODE_STARTX"
>         else
>                 echo "my-application"
>         fi
>
> It doesn't work however and just says authentication failed, so I'm
> probably using $HOME to check the username when I shouldn't be. 
Any
> other tips on how I can do this?
>
>
> Sincerely...

Shouldn't this be possible to control with the nxacl? Look at the wiki  
for examples and info.

Regards,
Terje