[clug-talk] Secure menu shell?

[Martin Glazer]

Dana Harding wrote:
> Would a web server work?
> That would allow authentication, and restrict the user(s) to only 
> running specified scripts.


Unfortunately not as there may not be any network up and running. I 
suppose I could automatically run links or some other text browser 
locally as they logged in.... seems a little complicated though.

>
>
> bash -r
> (man bash -> RESTRICTED SHELL)
> might also be helpful - I've never tried it out, so can't comment on 
> how usable (or - from the restricted user's perspective - how 
> unusable) it is.
>
>

Didn't think of bash -r. I also haven't used it but I will still need 
something on top to provide the menu.

Thanks

Martin