Kiosk

• KDE Action Restrictions
• Example
  • Disable the "Turn Off Computer" action
• Password Protection

KDE Action Restrictions

Requires KShutdown 2.1 Beta (compiled using KDE libraries).

See Kiosk Introduction for more information.

A list of supported KDE Action Restrictions:

Key	User Interface Element
action/file_quit	Action -> Quit
action/options_configure	Settings -> Configure KShutdown...
action/options_configure_keybinding	Settings -> Configure Shortcuts...
action/options_configure_notifications	Settings -> Configure Notifications...
action/switch_application_language	Help -> Switch Application Language...
kshutdown/action/cancel	Main Window -> Cancel, System Tray Menu -> Cancel
kshutdown/action/extras	Extras
kshutdown/action/hibernate	Hibernate Computer
kshutdown/action/lock	Lock Screen
kshutdown/action/logout	Logout
kshutdown/action/reboot	Restart Computer
kshutdown/action/shutdown	Turn Off Computer
kshutdown/action/suspend	Suspend Computer (Sleep)
kshutdown/action/test	Test Action
kshutdown/progress_bar/menu	Progress Bar Context Menu

Example

Disable the "Turn Off Computer" action

1. Edit ~/.kde/share/config/kshutdownrc file manually
2. Find or add [KDE Action Restrictions] configuration group
3. Add kshutdown/action/shutdown=false configuration entry

or run:

$ kwriteconfig --file kshutdownrc \
  --group "KDE Action Restrictions" \
  --key "kshutdown/action/shutdown" --type bool false

Password Protection

Requires KShutdown 3.1 Beta.

To enable password protection:

1. Click Settings -> Password -> Enable Password Protection
2. Create a new password
3. Select the actions you want to protect (e.g. Turn Off Computer)