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