On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Samstag 12 September 2009, Mark Knecht wrote: >> Is it possible to shut off all multimedia stuff for a single account? >> It's doesn't have to be securely off, just off, so if it cannot be >> done by meddling with group membership then doing something in a root >> owned bash file that executes when the user logs in even that's fine >> with me. (Uh - even I don't know much about what Linux/Gnome does when >> a user logs in so I'll get to learn a bit also!) >> >> I've removed the user account from the audio, video and games groups. >> When playing YouTube stuff sound is gone but the Flash video is still >> there. Can I stop that from working. maybe by changing paths if >> there's not an easier way to do it? >> >> Thanks, >> Mark >> > > put all users except the one into one group. > > change ownership of flash and multimedia stuff to that group. > change permissions, make flash and multimedia stuff only owner and group > readable/executable. > > Everybody can use flash and multimediastuff except that user > >
Makes sense. thanks. What happens after an emerge that updates the files? I have to go back in and change owner:group on the files again? I'm sure you're right and this is probably the right way to do it. Thanks, Mark
