Re: how to restrict user from running some downloaded prgm?

From: Robert Marshall (spam_at_chezmarshall.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 08/12/05 

Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:44:45 +0100

On 12 Aug 2005, dingguagua@gmail.com wrote:

> For example, user can download another version of some program (like
> mozilla), and install in their own directory(like run
> ./mozilla-install-bin). But I don't want them to do that, since they
> should really use the shared one in /usr directory. One way to do
> that is to restrict them from running the installation program. How
> could I do that? Or any other ways?
>

What the others said, but you could mount /home as noexec but then
they might put it in /tmp etc... best to talk!

Robert 

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