[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu in Kiosk Mode

[Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)]

Helge Reikeras wrote:
> You probably want to have a look at /etc/gdm/PostSession/Default and  
> /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default. Any commands you add to these files will be  
> run before/after Gnome login/logout respectively. The best way to ensure  
> that all the guest users private data is deleted would likely be to delete  
> the entire home folder upon logout and replace it with a "clean" folder  
> where all the custom configurations like bookmarks etc resides. By giving  
> the guest user the right privileges you can avoid system settings etc.  
> being changed during the guest sessions.

And you may also want to take a look at Pessulus, a gui front-end to the
kiosk-like gconf settings.

-Jonathan