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Thank you both. Nobody knows how to fix this, we might have to hire a pro to hack the code when funds permit (we're a NFP).<br />
I'll have a look at &quot;abiword&quot; but I've found a few others suggested to me are further from our specs than &quot;gedit&quot;.
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Thank you both. Nobody knows how to fix this, we might have to hire a pro to hack the code when funds permit (we're a NFP).
I'll have a look at "abiword" but I've found a few others suggested to me are further from our specs than "gedit".

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if the user doesn't have to have a graphical interface, nano looks to be something where they cannot escape out of it.
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if the user doesn't have to have a graphical interface, nano looks to be something where they cannot escape out of it.

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Thanks to aromberg but the GUI is vital.
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Linux Fedora C2<br />
I have a LAN of some 20 semi-trusted users with very little knowledge, this could be improved if I could give them access to a text editor like &quot;gedit&quot;, the trouble is &quot;gedit&quot; has one option too many: the ability to run a command.<br />
These users have RO permission on the files accessible to them but scripts they have permission to use change that permission to RW for selected files.<br />
My question:<br />
with the use of &quot;gedit&quot;, is the risk limited to the files mentioned above or is there bigger risks to contemplate? &nbsp;If so, what are those risks?<br />
Thank you for your help.<br />

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Linux Fedora C2
I have a LAN of some 20 semi-trusted users with very little knowledge, this could be improved if I could give them access to a text editor like "gedit", the trouble is "gedit" has one option too many: the ability to run a command.
These users have RO permission on the files accessible to them but scripts they have permission to use change that permission to RW for selected files.
My question:
with the use of "gedit", is the risk limited to the files mentioned above or is there bigger risks to contemplate?  If so, what are those risks?
Thank you for your help.


Linux text editors and permissions

The Linux operating system, in all its flavors, has its own share of security flaws that allow intrusions, but there are various mechanisms by which these flaws can be removed, generally divided into two parts: authentication and access control. Authentication is responsible for ensuring that a user requesting access to the system is really the user with the account, while access control is responsible for controlling which resources each account has access to and what kind of access is permitted.