Re: [K12OSN] K12LTSP user in kiosk mode

[Jim Hays <haysja sages us>]

Should be pretty simple.  Have them autologon (modify dhcp.conf and lts.conf 
to ensure that those are the computers that logon.)  Create a user that 
matches the computer name (mckiosk-01m mckiosk-02, etc).  

Modify the Desktop folder for that user to only show the applications that you 
want available to that computer.

I would make a copy of that Desktop folder for quick recovery if the Desktop 
gets messed up.  (You may want to "recreate" that Desktop upon logon.)



Quoting David Trask <dtrask vcs u52 k12 me us>:

> Ok,
> 
> Here's what I have and what I wanna do.  I have a K12LTSP server that
> serves my school....it's a beast.  It authenticates via Samba/LDAP to
> another box that houses the home dirs and so forth...exported via
> NFS....works great.  My school librarian would like a couple of terminals
> to act as kiosks in the library.  We want them to log in automatically (as
> a generic user...say....library1 and library2) and do nothing except
> basically serve the web and maybe an app or two...with no capability to
> save to /home.  Our card catalog is web based....so really we're just
> looking for electronic card catalogs....I'd like to be able to do it with
> my existing set up.....any ideas?
> 
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Coordinator
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask vcs u52 k12 me us
> (207)923-3100
> 
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Jim Hays
Technology Director
Monticello CUSD#25
Monticello, IL  61856
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