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    Hi NV LoCo. Question about profiles in 9.10. This is envolved.

    Problem: The problem is running the /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default script in Ubuntu 9.10. When I log in as a user it will not give me the base profile that I setup for it to use. Please read the following.

    We are under development at our Washoe County Library to start implementing Ubuntu both staff and Public. For our Public Internet I need to offer some security to our Patrons so I:

    The following is an example of how this functions in Ubuntu 9.04.

    1. Create multiple user profiles. I setup 1 profile as needed that will serve as the base profile for all other profiles with pattern lnxlib*. At /home I create the "base" profile that will be used ( cp -r somealreadycreatedprofile base) .
    2. From /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default.sample I recreate the Default file as per file instructions. Then, add the scripting and as root run the script from the prompt $./Default

    Here is the file contents and script that was added: (Thanks for the script from NV's own EH)

    #!/bin/bash (this line in Default.sample comes #!/bin/sh so I changed it)
    #
    # Note: this is a sample and will not be run as is. Change the name of this
    # file to <gdmconfdir>/PostLogin/Default for this script to be run. This
    # script will be run before any setup is run on behalf of the user and is
    # useful if you for example need to do some setup to create a home directory
    # for the user or something like that. $HOME, $LOGIN and such will all be
    # set appropriately and this script is run as root

    #Script for resetting home directory
    if [[ "$LOGNAME" == lnxlib* ]] ; then
    rm -rf $HOME
    cp -a /home/base $HOME
    chown -R $LOGNAME:$LOGNAME $HOME
    exit 0

    else
    exit 0
    fi

    3. I then setup timekpr according to the profile names (in the script example it is lnxlib*) then, restart the machine and viola`. The same desktop appears (as I set it up from the profile I created and renaming is base) for each patron that signs in.
    4. I point it to the squid proxy and let the filtering take place.

    I think you get the gist.

    This was seemless with 9.04 and works great but 9.10 can't get past the ./Default phase . I could really use someones help. We would like to upgrade and keep this project moving.

    Thank you
    Todd Goatley
    tgoatley@gmail.com
    tgoatley@washoecounty.us

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    Re: Hi NV LoCo. Question about profiles in 9.10. This is envolved.

    The following is an example of how this functions in Ubuntu 9.04.

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