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Post subject: big brother
 Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 05:32 PM
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from what i gather, linux users will hate this question but let me ask, as i need it:
is there a parental control software for linux (plenty of which exists for windows), that allows me to:
1. limit online time for children.
2. record email/chat/keystroke/screenshot activity for review.
3. limit time on certain websites.
so many gaps like this in the linux market, for which real demand exists.
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 09:20 PM
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| There will be no flames. Parental controls are a legitimate requirement for families with children who can find themselves in hot water if left to their own devices on the computer. In my opinion, one of the best applications for Linux is Dansguardian. You can learn more here (http://dansguardian.org/). As for key logging, etc. I am not aware of any software for Linux that can accomplish what you need (I don't have children myself.) |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 10:21 PM
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 10:52 PM
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| I really doubt such sophisticated software is available for Linux. Most Linux users are quite technically savvy and would be able to replicate the various logging elements on their own. You might find a hardware keylogger like the ones detailed here (http://www.thespystore.com/pcsurveillance.htm) to be more useful on a Linux machine. |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 11:55 PM
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Here is a site with some info. You can use Firefox extensions to some extent.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Parental_controls
I probably would consider installing Windows through Virtualbox and then installing my parental control software there and only allowing them internet access through that. |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 10, 2008 - 10:44 PM
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 10:34 AM
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 08:57 PM
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i found two good addons to firefox. foxfilter does parental control, but not that great (dansguardian is prob better, but i can't get it to work). leech controls how many hours per day people can use the browser online.
haven't figured out a way to do keystroke/email/chat/website/screen snapshots. |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 10:59 PM
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lawmanuk:
Thanks for the additional info you found!  |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 07:39 AM
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| it seems firefox also has a keystroke logger. not very good, as doesn't log user/windows/time, but better than nothing |
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Post subject: RE: big brother
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 09:42 AM
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lawmanuk:
What is the name of that extension? Is there an URL for it? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 10:30 PM
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Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 10:33 PM
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lawmanuk:
Thanks a lot! |
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Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 02:29 PM
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Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 10:56 AM
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Hi,
The article regarding cron doesn't seem to work fully. ie. it doesn't run the sh file at regular intervals.
1. How can I ensure that cron is running? my crontab -l shows that the screen.sh should run every minute as below:
user@parsix:/tmp/ie$ crontab -l
* * * * * /tmp/ie/screen.sh
nb. screen.sh works fine when run manually - content as follows:
#!/bin/sh
NOW=$(date +%Y%m%d%k%M)
cd /tmp/ie
import -window root screenshot-$NOW.jpg
2. Where in Parsix is the easier gnome scheduled tasks tool referred to here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto
3. Checking sys/admin/services - i can see klogd and sysklogd services running. what information do these collate and how can i view it?
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Last edited by lawmanuk on Oct 13, 2008 - 04:15 PM; edited 1 time in total
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