Re: [Lynx-dev] forbid local file browsing?

[Stef Caunter]

Was going to say, even if the alias worked there would be too many ways to get 
around it, so a recompile (check ./configure --help|more) is the way to go.

It's not particularly on topic, but chrooting users is the preferred way to 
restrict access to the file system.

I believe the options to build lynx without file 
system browsing or jumping out to a shell were for public access systems where 
lynx was a raison d'etre; others will have personal recollections.

Does your system just provide lynx, or is it a regular shell access box?

The /etc/passwd file is a userlist that has to be readable for anything to work 
properly; your users are going to see it from the shell without other measures, 
but it probably doesn't matter.

__Stef
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> I think you'd have to build lynx without dired support.
> The restriction seems to only prevent them from using the file menu.