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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakguard.xml b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakguard.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4e2a1a83 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakguard.xml @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakguard"> + <info> + <title xml:id="drakguard-ti1">Parental Controls</title> + + <subtitle>drakguard</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="drakguard.png" revision="1" xml:id="drakguard-im1" align="center" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>This tool<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakguard</emphasis> as root.</para> + </footnote> is found in the Mageia Control Center, under the Security tab, + labelled <guilabel>Parental Control</guilabel>. If you don't see this label, + you have to install the drakguard package (not installed by default).</para> + + <section> + <title>Presentation</title> + + <para>Drakguard is an easy way to set up parental controls on your + computer to restrict who can do what, and at which times of day. Drakguard + has three useful capabilities:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>It restricts web access to named users to set times of day. It + does this by controlling the shorewall firewall built into + Mageia.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>It blocks execution of particular commands by named users so + these users can only execute what you accept them to execute.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>It restricts access to websites, both manually defined through + blacklists/whitelists, but also dynamically based on the content of + the website. To achieve this Drakguard uses the leading opensource + parental control blocker DansGuardian.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Configuring Parental controls</title> + + <para><warning> + <para>If your computer contains hard drive partitions that are + formatted in Ext2, Ext3, or ReiserFS format you will see a pop up + offering to configure ACL on your partitions. ACL stands for Access + Control Lists, and is a Linux kernel feature that allows access to + individual files to be restricted to named users. ACL is built into + Ext4 and Btrfs file systems, but must be enabled by an option in Ext2, + Ext3, or Reiserfs partitions. If you select 'Yes' to this prompt + drakguard will configure all your partitions to support ACL, and will + then suggest you reboot.</para> + </warning><guibutton>Enable parental control</guibutton>: If checked, + the parental control is enabled and the access to <guilabel>Block + programs</guilabel> tab is opened.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Block all network traffic</guibutton>: If checked, all + the websites are blocked, except the ones in the whitelist tab. Otherwise, + all the websites are allowed, except the ones in the blacklist tab.</para> + + <para><guibutton>User access</guibutton>: Users on the left hand side will + have their access restricted according to the rules you define. Users on + the right hand side have unrestricted access so adult users of the + computer are not inconvenienced. Select a user in the left hand side and + click on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add him/her as an allowed user. + Select an user in the right hand side and click on <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> + to remove him/her from the allowed users.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Time control:</guibutton> If checked, internet access is + allowed with restrictions between the <guilabel>Start</guilabel> time and + <guilabel>End</guilabel> time. It is totally blocked outside these time + window.</para> + + <section> + <title>Blacklist/Whitelist tab</title> + + <para>Enter the website URL in the first field at the top and click on + the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Block Programs Tab</title> + + <para><guibutton>Block Defined Applications</guibutton>: Enables the use + of ACL to restrict access to specific applications. Insert the path to + the applications you wish to block.</para> + + <para><guibutton>Unblock Users list</guibutton>: Users listed on the + right hand side will not be subject to acl blocking.</para> + </section> + </section> +</section>
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