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The problem is that you do not have to authenticate to install dashboard
widgets. Even if you lock the /Library folder, widgets can be run from
any folder by double clicking the widget (at least in 10.4). So
students can download and run any widget they want if dashboard is
enabled. Hence some of us resorting to deleting it entirely. =20
If you truly want to irrevocably disable all dashboard functionality
trashing is probably best. If you might change your mind Steven's
method is best and can easily be issued to all machines using the send
Unix command in Apple Remote desktop. If you are using Apple Server and
managed profiles you I believe you can black list dashboard as an
application and that works fairly well. =20
It would have been nice if apple provided white listing functionality
for widgets but since they run inside dashboard there is little to be
done. While widgets are, for the most part, glorified web pages they
can run Perl, apple and UNIX scripts if you want them to (as a
privileged user no less since it runs from inside Dashboard). It has
always had the potential to be a gaping security issue but it remains
unexploited.
http://www.news.com/Widget-security-worries-dog-Apple/2100-1002_3-571575
2.html
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:14 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Mac Dashboard
That would work but why would you want to?
If you want to remove particular widgets event the system default ones
they are kept in the /Library and ~/Library directories.
Greg
On Nov 16, 2007, at 7:49 AM, Danton Chin wrote:
> Lisa,
>
> You should be able to do so by navigating to the Applications folder,=20
> selecting the Dashboard application, dragging it to the trash, and=20
> emptying the trash.
>
> Regards,
> Danton Chin
> Vice President, Board of Education
> Pelham Union Free School District
> http://www.pelhamschools.org/
>
>> Is there any easy way to remove dashboard on a student's laptop?
>> Responses can be off-list.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lisa
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