Guess User Not Able to Access Internet

[Tanya Mitchell]

I have 3 user account, Me, my husband, and a guest
account. When Im not home or my husband not around,
guest should be able to access the guest acct and have
limited accessibility options. When I first set up the
acct the guest could go on the Internet by opening
Internet Explorer, now they cant.
When they double click Internet Explorer it does not do
anything. When I research through the computer it says
it is restricted b/c it is a limited acct and they dont
have permission to use the Internet
Why did it stop working, I didnt change anything
I need my guest to at least be able to use IE

 

[Malke]

I have 3 user account, Me, my husband, and a guest
account. When Im not home or my husband not around,
guest should be able to access the guest acct and have
limited accessibility options. When I first set up the
acct the guest could go on the Internet by opening
Internet Explorer, now they cant.
When they double click Internet Explorer it does not do
anything. When I research through the computer it says
it is restricted b/c it is a limited acct and they dont
have permission to use the Internet
Why did it stop working, I didnt change anything
I need my guest to at least be able to use IE

In a true multi-user operating system (like Windows XP), the guest
account is not meant to be used for when you're feeling hospitable. It
is a very restricted account used rarely for specific things and is
usually disabled by default for security purposes. You would be much
better off making a new account. Call it something like "Friends" and
make it Limited and disable the Guest account.

Malke

 

[Tim Slattery]

In a true multi-user operating system (like Windows XP),

I'd dispute that definition. To me, a "true multi-user OS" would be
something like Unix, which is designed to have multiple users logged
on and using the computer simultaneously. Depending on the capability
of the hardware, hundreds of people can be running programs and
interactive sessions on a Unix machine at once. *No* Windows system
allows that kind of thing.

 

[Malke]

I'd dispute that definition. To me, a "true multi-user OS" would be
something like Unix, which is designed to have multiple users logged
on and using the computer simultaneously. Depending on the capability
of the hardware, hundreds of people can be running programs and
interactive sessions on a Unix machine at once. *No* Windows system
allows that kind of thing.

Ok, Tim. Whatever. I was just trying to explain to a normal Windows user
who has never dealt with a real multi-user OS - any one of them - that
"Guest" didn't mean what she thought it did. This is a common mistake
that home users make with XP.

I know that *nix boxen are great - I just always keep my feelings about
that off this newsgroup.

Malke (SUSE 9.0 Pro - check my headers ;-))