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- >>>>> "Stewart" == Stewart Smith <ssmith@essun2.murdoch.edu.au> writes:
-
- Stewart> Hi Ardi, Some questions about executor/linux for you:
-
- Stewart> Is it possible to configure executor so that each user
- Stewart> has their own browser state and preferences?
-
- Thanks for the question. I've just added this to the Executor FAQ.
-
- Question 3.18. How can Executor be configured for multiple users?
-
- Executor has a variety of environment variables that can be altered to
- allow individual users to override the default locations Executor expects
- to find key files. Here are the important environment variables and their
- default values:
-
- * ConfigurationFolder "+/Configuration"
- * SystemFolder "+/ExecutorVolume/System Folder"
- * PublicDirectoryMap "+/DirectoryMap"
- * PrivateDirectoryMap "~/.Executor/DirectoryMap"
- * DefaultFolder "+/ExecutorVolume"
- * MacVolumes "+/exsystem.hfv;+"
- * PrintFolder "/tmp"
- * ScreenDumpFolder "/tmp"
-
- The leading "+/" represents the directory "/usr/local/lib/executor". So
- to allow multiple users to all have their own preferences, you can create
- an executor directory for each potential user like this:
-
- ~/executor/
- ~/executor/Configuration
- ~/executor/SystemFolder
- ~/executor/ScreenDumps
- Then reassign these environment variables:
-
- * ConfigurationFolder "~/executor/Configuration"
- * SystemFolder "~/executor/SystemFolder"
- * PublicDirectoryMap "~/DirectoryMap"
- * DefaultFolder "~/executor"
- * ScreenDumpFolder "~/executor/ScreenDumps"
-
- You'll then need to populate the System Folder either with copies of
- what's in "/usr/local/lib/executor/ExecutorVolume/System Folder", or with
- symbolic links to the actual files. The Desktop Textures program actually
- modifies the System File, so if different users are going to want
- different desktops, or if you want to make sure there's no interference
- between users, then you should use copies rather than symbolic links.
-
- Stewart> Is there any way of having a user's home directory appear
- Stewart> automatically as a volume on start-up? I remember seeing
- Stewart> something about a "macvolumes" environment variable, but
- Stewart> can't find anything in the FAQ about this.
-
- Sadly there's no easy way to do this, although there's a hard way.
- What you need to do is adjust the godata.sav file to have the users
- directory open in the beggining, and maybe also have that home
- directory in the hotband. What I suggest you do is do one by hand,
- then look at the godata.sav file and figure out how to munch it
- yourself.
-
- After 2.0 ships, if see enough sales of E/L (and we think we will),
- we'll hire someone whose full-time job will be to come up with spiff
- tools to make E/L work nicely.
-
- Stewart> If these things can be done, executor would represent a
- Stewart> major improvement over normal macs in a multi-user
- Stewart> environment. Our department has a bunch of macs that are
- Stewart> shared amongst many users, mostly students. People are
- Stewart> continually changing settings, deleting programs,
- Stewart> corrupting files. It requires quite an effort on the part
- Stewart> of the maintainers to simply keep the things runing, let
- Stewart> alone have a consistent environment that one can come
- Stewart> back to later.
-
- Well, try what I've suggested above, and get back to us. We'll take
- seriously any suggestions you have, although we still are pretty short
- of time.
-
- I've cc'd this to the Executor list because I think it's of interest
- to many of our E/L users.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
-
-