[X2Go-User] restricting access to published applications

[Stefan Baur]

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Am 22.10.2014 um 13:00 schrieb Stefan Baur:

>> Is there a chance to restrict access to x2go server to only 
>> published applications sessions in the way that a user can only 
>> establish x2go "published applications" sessions but no desktop 
>> session?
> 
> The safest way (as in actually denying access, rather than just
> hiding it) is to use unix file system permissions and group
> memberships. Make sure your users are in a certain group, make sure
> this group has the rights to execute the published applications,
> but remove the right from the desktop session starter executables.

Addendum: Of course, if you do not need a full desktop environment at
all, you could also go ahead and uninstall it.
X2Go in PubApp/Single App mode will run just fine without one.

- -Stefan

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