[EdLUG] Locking down Ubuntu 14.04

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

Hi, thanks for this suggestion.  More questions in line...

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 11:03 PM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

> You could use a live CD image on the hard drive, a quick look gave me
> knoppix
> which at first glance does not install,  or set the hard drive to read
> only.
>

Sorry, I didn't understand this suggestion.  I know what a live CD is, but
I don't know how to "use a live CD image on the hard drive."  Before you
explain, I should probably tell you that this system has only 2 GB of RAM,
and so we need to be sparing of impact on RAM, as we are using Ubuntu
14.04, which really does need 2 GB of RAM as a minimum.


>
> Alternatively run without a drive and have a USB drive mounted internally
> with a
> live distro.
>

That is interesting, but again, it sounds like you are recommending using a
live CD, which is difficult, given our RAM limitations.

thanks everyone for your thoughts.  I am open to other suggestions.


>
> Joe.
>
> > On 30 September 2015 at 01:50 Edinburgh Linux Users Group
> > <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am donating two Ubuntu 14.04 machines to a homeless shelter.  The
> shelter
> > would like to prevent the residents from writing any documents to the
> hard
> > drive.  The shelter wants to have residents download stuff to flash
> drives
> > they are giving the residents.  Googling, I find nothing directly on
> > point.  Any help is welcome.
> >
> > I did find this
> >
> > http://forums.linuxvoice.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=147
> >
> > Which talks about locking down the user settings, but it does not prevent
> > writing to the hard drive.
> > <https://lists.edlug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/edlug>
>
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