Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 15:27:24 -0400 (EDT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Will Andrews <andrews@TECHNOLOGIST.COM> Cc: Muditha Gunatilake <muditha@seychelles.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Internet Cafe Software for FBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9909061521560.14617-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990906110928.andrews@TECHNOLOGIST.COM>
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I was just thinking about this, and the samba idea seems very cool because
you can present the user with a simple windows-native dialog box for
login.
Note that samba can execute commands on login:
# root preexec = /sbin/mount /cdrom
# root postexec = /sbin/umount /cdrom
Instead of mounting something, it could modify ipfw or squid rulesets to
allow access, or call a larger meta-script that starts a timer, modifies
rules, kicks off a winpopup box telling the user how much time they
bought, fire off another timer app that will give them a countdown, etc...
Just add a nice web frontend to activate/deactivate users and hup smbd for
your cashier and you're on your way to a clean, user-friendly solution.
Samba also supports a ton of the windows tricks for giving a user a
network profile that allows you to 'clean' the desktop on logout, etc.
etc...
Good luck,
Charles
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Charles Sprickman
spork@super-g.com
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"...there's no idea that's so good you can't
ruin it with a few well-placed idiots."
On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Will Andrews wrote:
> On 06-Sep-99 Muditha Gunatilake wrote:
> > I am setting up a small Internet cafe wiht about 10 Pc's connected to
> > the net using a FBSD router. The machines will be Windoze. I want a
> > software which can control access to machines, log user times etc.
> > Prefer if runs on the FBSD box. :-)
>
> Sounds like you want Samba (its netlogon feature or something allows you to
> control users through Samba). See http://www.samba.org/. The many FreeBSD
> support sites available (diary, zine, etc.) can help you setup samba.
>
> --
> Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
>
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