[LUNI] Ever heard of SimplyMEPIS Linux?

[sean-lynch at sean-lynch.com]

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:28:45 -0600
  Martin Maney <maney at two14.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 05:36:01PM -0700, 
>sean-lynch at sean-lynch.com wrote:
>> This is why I have not installed Ubuntu as a business 
>> desktop. Most places want a great deal of 'lock down' on 
>> what can be installed and tweaked by the users. This is 
>> possible with the usual debian set up, but very 
>>difficult 
>> with Ubuntu.
> 
> Oh, bullshit.  It's one thing to be excessively annoyed 
>by it yourself,
> and quite another to spout nonsense like this.
> 
> ...unless you're having the users themselves install it 
>from CD, I
> guess, in which case I don't see how you lock them down 
>with any other
> distro either.
So educate me then...

If I want to install Ubuntu on the desktop for the users, 
and I don't want them to be able to change important files 
 by typing their own password to sudo to root.

I know how to do this when I have a root and a bunch of 
user accounts, its already set up that way. Can you point 
me to a tutorial or howto for systems like Ubuntu?

Is there an easy way, or is it just a matter of editing 
the sudoer's list and creating a user with the usual 
Ubuntu sudo authority (like an admin user) and then a 
desktop user with limited authority? Its just my 
inexperience with Ubuntu here, I don't use Ubuntu so I 
haven't tried to set it up like this.

I know how to set things for most distros this way, 
because most distros have root and the regular users are 
already set up with limited authority. How do I do it for 
Ubuntu? Don't just cry B.S., I think its a legitimate 
question.

Sean