I found these instructions which look like just what I wanted.

http://users.telenet.be/mydotcom////howto/linuxkiosk/ubuntu01.htm

Scott


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Locking down the client
From: Xavier Brochard <xav...@alternatif.org>
To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net
Date: 03/03/2010 09:26 AM

> Le mercredi 3 mars 2010 16:54:48, Scott Derrick a écrit :
>> Another newbie question.
>>
>> I used the Ubuntu Alternate CD to install LTSP.
>>
>> When a user logs in they have access to way more than I want them to.
>>
>> I would like for them not to have access to most of the
>> System/Preferences menu and all of the System/Administration menu.
>>
>> I would also like to inhibit of hide some if the Application menu items
>> and Places menu items.
>>
>> How do I do that while still having access to those menus when logging
>> into the physical server?
> 
> It is not related to login in client or server, but only to user's account 
> and 
> groups authorizations. Check the usual Ubuntu/Gnome/Linux documentation about 
> user's rights.
> Everything in the Administration menu is hide for non admin users.
> For most other things, the easier is to use the Pessulus tool.
> 
> Xavier
> xav...@alternatif.org - 09 54 06 16 26
> 
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