Is there a Guest session in debian like the one on ubuntu?

wanas · 02-01-2009, 11:21 AM

I am a fan of ubuntu but I am wondering always to try the mother of ubuntu which is debian, but there is something always irritates me when I want to migrate from ubuntu to debian is the guest session, because I always lend my computer to others and I dont want them to play with my personal files and such.

My question is: Can I install guest session to debian? Is there an easy and fast way to hid my personal files when I lend my computer to others?

tredegar · 02-01-2009, 11:43 AM

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Can I install guest session to debian?

Just create a new user, called perhaps, guest and let them use that login.

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Is there an easy and fast way to hid my personal files when I lend my computer to others?

Of course: chmod 700 /home/yourusername
Simple enough?
[Edit]: Beware, that will not hide your files if they can get root access eg with a "live CD". [/Edit]

hitest · 02-01-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wanas

My question is: Can I install guest session to debian? Is there an easy and fast way to hid my personal files when I lend my computer to others?

As mentioned you can easily create another account and have guests log-in to that account. Have your unit boot-up to the log-in screen (don't have it auto log-in to your private account.)

wanas · 02-01-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tredegar

Just create a new user, called perhaps, guest and let them use that login.

Of course: chmod 700 /home/yourusername
Simple enough?
[Edit]: Beware, that will not hide your files if they can get root access eg with a "live CD". [/Edit]

Can I make this user at the /tmp to automatic delete it when I restart the computer? because this user maybe will download files from the net and this will take extra space, or something like that makes the same usage.

tredegar · 02-02-2009, 02:22 AM

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Can I make this user at the /tmp

No, you can not: Because the "guest" will be deleted when you shut down the computer. When it reboots, the account will not exist.

You have access to your computer as the root user, so, if you wish, you can delete your guest's files at any time.

wanas · 02-02-2009, 05:43 PM

Yeah thanks guys for helping it works great for me.
but if there is any other helpful adds it would be great

62chevy · 02-06-2009, 10:40 PM

Dont forget to take stuff out of the menus you dont want them to use. The above and what I said is what I did for my Grandson.

syg00 · 02-06-2009, 11:25 PM

Interesting - I've never seen "guest" under Ubuntu. I always build my systemsfrom alpha/beta - this Intrepid system has no guest user (not in /etc/passwd).

wanas · 02-07-2009, 12:04 AM

I think when making a new user for guests is more better from the guest session on ubuntu because I figured something on ubuntu guest session: When I launch openoffice from there it wont open (is this from my system I am using ubuntu 8.10 64bit)