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I'm interested in writing a (hopefully) simple Linux Shell Script. Upon shutdown of the system (or upon reboot), I would like the script to automatically reset any changes made during ...
  1. 02-10-2009 #1
    wilson735
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    Linux Shell Script

    I'm interested in writing a (hopefully) simple Linux Shell Script.
    Upon shutdown of the system (or upon reboot), I would like the script to automatically reset any changes made during that session. This includes files saved to the hard disk as well as any configuration changes. I would also like the script to be run only with guest accounts, the administrative account would not have the script run.

    Can anyone help me out? I'm not even sure where to start.
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  2. 02-10-2009 #2
    burschik
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    Save a snapshot of the state you wish to preserve (in a tar archive, for example). Then just throw away everything in the user's home directory and restore your snapshot.
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    Thank you. Does anyone know how I can integrate that into a command-line shell script?
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  4. 02-10-2009 #4
    burschik
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    How about trying it yourself? You can always come back if you get stuck.
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