[Kde-kiosk] Newbie stumper -- preventing users from exiting a kisok browser
Darrell Eifert
deifert at hampton.lib.nh.us
Tue Jun 27 17:51:06 CEST 2006
Hi all --
I'm trying to set up a simple KDE based kiosk for our library on-line
catalog using Kubuntu Dapper. Although I have minimal experience with
Linux, it seems from my reading that a KDE environment would be ideal
for this sort of thing. With that in mind, I would like to see the
following things happen at boot time:
1) automatically log-in to a restricted or basic user account
2) automatically run Konqueror or Firefox and point to our on-line
catalog home page - our catalog is a plain-vanilla set of HTML pages.
3) only allow access to the on-line catalog and a handful of selected
database sites
4) prevent any other application from running
5) prevent users from exiting the catalog, while enabling a staff
shut-down via password
Some of the steps I've already completed - I can do auto login, auto
launch and restricted site access via proxy settings. What I can't
locate is information on steps 4 and 5 - locking out all applications
except for the browser and preventing users from closing it down. I've
downloaded and successfully compiled the Kiosk Admin Tool, so I would
welcome suggestions from anyone who has successfully done these steps
with that application.
Thanks to all who respond.
Darrell Eifert
Head of Adult Services
Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, NH
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