Regular users don't have full break-the-machine powers in Linux. Try to edit/save a file like /etc/fstab as user.
It wouldn't hurt if you ask the person to be respect your property.
To do this right, you should delete that new user and their home folder. then, start over.
Now, here is what I do.
For example: The main user is fred
I set up fred's desktop, screensaver, OpenOffice and other apps just the way I want them.
To make /home/username folder un-openable ( they can't see anything ) to other users, I run the command:
chmod 750 /home/fred
Then, I copy all of his settings ( but not thunderbird email ) to the /etc/skel folder. This is where all new users get all of their desktop settings from.
This is the command:
Code:
rm -rf /etc/skel
mkdir /etc/skel
rsync -av --exclude='.thunderbird' /home/fred/ /etc/skel
Now, add a new user with password. I login as that user to make sure it looks ok. If you need to mak some changes, log back in as the template user. Make any changes and run the rsync commands again. Delete the new user and recreate him/her. Log back in as that new user and check to see if everything is ok.
Notice that your /home folder is locked.
