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disabling internet
Name: uberpete Date: February 27, 2006 at 12:42:37 Pacific OS: win95b/linux2.4 dualboot CPU/Ram: 133 32mb Product: noname
Comment:
what is a simple way of disabling internet for some users?
Name: Jake2 Date: February 27, 2006 at 23:01:02 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know if there's an easier way, but you could firewall all Internet-bound packets generated by the users you want to block with "Owner match" from iptables which "allows you to match locally-generated packets based on who created them: the user, group, process or session."
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Response Number 2
Name: 3Dave Date: February 28, 2006 at 03:15:28 Pacific
Reply:
Or you could use a proxy like squid and ACLs (Access Control Lists)....
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